AN EVALUATION OF INHERENT SEDENTARY BEHAVIOUR IN COLLEGE STUDENTS IN KERALA

• Arvind Ramchandran Menon,  
• Bharath KR,  
• Tessy Thadathil*

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about some changes which include the paradigm shifts that many systems had to go through like education etc. Few studies have been conducted on how COVID-19 brings sedentary lifestyle in young adults. This research project comprehensively observed and analysed (1) Physical activity (PA) levels, (2) Sedentary behaviour (SB), and (3) Sleep quality and duration of college students in Kerala. A total of 71 observations were analysed in this cross-sectional study. The results of the study showed good levels of physical activities amongst the participants meeting the MET guideline. Sedentary behaviour observations show the existence of an inherent sedentary lifestyle amongst the participants. Although majority of the participants had a healthy sleep duration, only a small percentage of them had a good quality of sleep. The results of this study show that college students in Kerala have a sedentary lifestyle which might be due to the impact that COVID-19 had on already existing traditional systems.

Keywords

COVID-19, Physical activity, Sedentary behaviour, Sleep quality, Sleep duration, College students