Cristiana Pop
Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Title: Physical (in) activity - physical and psychological effects
Biography
Biography: Cristiana Pop
Abstract
The globalization of overweight and obesity, the acute perception of being stressed most or all the time, the sedentary life style and the comorbidities of those behaviours might be the most comun consequences for the new millenium generation and their families. Education and healthcare systems are attempting a weak counterattack to this aggressive epidemic and to the consumption culture which pushes the younger generation towards a greedy lethargy. If 5 years ago we were worried because physical activity among European children tends to drop significantly between the ages of 11 and 15 years and only 20% of them exercise regularly, nowadays it is certain that physical inactivity accounts for more than 5 million deaths each year globally. The obsessive informatic and communication technology use results in a progresive physical skills decay and less social interaction. Today when the inteligent phones are shaping our daily life, our bodies are also shaped by bending the neck and back in a „tapping position.” A bad posture has not only physical consequences, but psychological also: an upright, open, expansive posture is associated with power, self confidence and good mood. There is a significant correlation between self body image perception and self esteem, mediated by weight and subsequent by fat deposits. Results indicates a consistent statistically significant correlation between body mass index and body dissatisfaction (r (158) = 0.56, p< .0005), with a prevalence of 79% of body dissatisfaction on young women. Integrating physical and health education in overweight preventative strategies would have effect in reducing the occurrence of physical and emotional disorders and co-morbidities associated with these later, over the lifetime.
