Examination of healthy lifestyle behaviors and physical activity levels of university students

The aim of this study is to examine the healthy lifestyle behaviors and physical activity levels of the students studying at the University. The participants group of this study from Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Faculty of Sport Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences and Faculty of Education 3rd and 4th. There are a total of 300 students, 136 women and 164 men studying in the classrooms. The participants 'Personal Information Form', ' International physical activity questionnaire' 'short form and healthy lifestyle Behavior Scale II' questionnaires were applied face-to-face to the students who volunteered to participate by obtaining the necessary permits. After making arrangements about the application of measurement instruments and collecting the data, incorrect or incomplete data were excluded from the research and their analysis was carried out. SPSS 22.0 package program was used for statistical analysis of the data. The data were analyzed separately, both by faculty and by gender. For this purpose, one-way ANOVA test was applied to compare variables. In the analysis of variables according to gender and according to faculties, multifactor analysis of variance was used. Statistical analyses used in the study range from 95% confidence 0,5 and 0,1 error levels were performed. The change of gender in all dimensions of healthy lifestyle behaviors was not statistically significant (p > 0.05), but physical activity and Exercise (P = 0,008), moral development (p = 0,00), stress management (p=0,020) and total scores of the format of health behaviors (p=0,034) attached to the change of the faculty were statistically significant (p<0.05).Furthermore, it is observed that the common effect of gender and faculty variables on healthy lifestyle sub-dimensions and total score is not statistically significant (p > 0.05). As a result, it shows that when the university students are offered physical activity and healthy eating, it will be effective for the students to adopt healthy living behavior. Keywords: Health, Exercise, Healthy Lifestyle, Physical Activity