Physical activity and body image in physiotherapy students

• Author(s): Santos, Paula Clara ; Pereira, Rafael ; Lopes, Sofia ; Mesquita, Cristina
• Date: 2018
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/14442
• Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico do Porto
• Subject(s): Physical Activity; Physiotherapists
• Document Type: Conference object
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): REPOSITÓRIO P.PORTO

Description

There is a decrease in the physical activity of future physiotherapists, due to readjustments after admission to college. The high levels of sedentarism, cause diverse physical consequences, especially in terms of corporal image perception. This fact is due to a multidimensional construction of several psychosocial factors, which include motivational factors and behavioural changes.