Purpose: the study aimed to identify the nutritional behavior and its relationship to body Composition among physical education students in motor rhythm course in Palestinian universities.

Method: the researcher used the descriptive and correlational methods. The study was conducted on a purposive sample consisting of (60) female students enrolled in motor rhythm course in Palestinian universities. Body composition components were measured using Tanita, and a questionnaire was used as a toot to assess the nutritional behavior. Data were analyzed by using SPSS.

Results: the results of the study showed that the level of nutritional behavior of physical education students in motor rhythm course in Palestinian universities was high, as the mean of response was (3.62). Body composition components (BMI, fat%, Fat mass, Fat free mass) were normally distributed and the values of skewness ranged between (±1). Furthermore, BMI, fat%, Fat mass were significantly and negatively correlated with nutritional behavior of PE female students in motor rhythm course. Whereas, fat free mass was significantly and positively correlated with nutritional behavior of PE female students. Finally.

Recommendation: the need to pay attention to increase nutritional awareness for female students in motor rhythm course, which reflects well on their body composition.

Keywords: Nutritional behavior, body composition, motor rhythm          
 

 

 

 

Title

المؤتمر العلمي الدولي / التربية البدنية والرياضية

Publisher

وزارة الرياضة في روسيا الإتحادية الجامعة الروسية للرياضة بعض

Publisher Country

Russia

Indexing

Scopus

Impact Factor

None

Publication Type

Prtinted only

Volume

1

Year

2023

Pages

10