Level Of Physical Fitness, Body Mass Index (Bmi) and Academic Achievement of Sriwijaya University Physical Education Students During The Covid 19 Pandemic Iyakrus- Achmad Sofyan Hanif- Finga Fitri Amanda3*- Meirizal Usra- Wahyu Indra Bayu- Arizky Ramadhan
College of Physical Education, Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang, 30128, Sumatera Selatan, Indonesia
Sport Science Faculty, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia
Biologi Education, Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang, 30128, Sumatera Selatan, Indonesia
Abstract
This study is a descriptive study whose purpose is to determine the level of physical fitness, body mass index (BMI) and academic achievement of Sriwijaya University physical education students during the covid 19 period. The method used is a survey method with physical fitness test techniques, height and weight measurements to knowing body mass index and academic achievement assessment. The research sample consisted of 101 physical education students, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Sriwijaya University, aged 18 - 24 years. The data analysis technique used quantitative descriptive analysis. The results showed that the physical fitness component of students was 4.9% in the excellent category, 8.4% in the good category, 15.9% in the average category, 22.2% in the fair category, and 19.9 in the poor category. While the results of the body mass index component are 15.8% in the underweight category, 40.5% in the normal category, 35.6% in the overweight category, 7.9% in the obese 1 category and 0% in the obese 2 category. Then the results for the academic achievement component 80.1% in the excellenct category, 15.8% in the good category, 2.9% in the average category, 0.9 in fair category and 0% in poor category. It can be concluded that the physical fitness of physical education students during the covid 19 period was in the poor category, while the body mass index was in the normal category, then the student academic achievement index was in the excellenct category.
Keywords: Physical fitness- body mass index (BMI)- academic achievement index
Topic: Health education in schools and communities
