Galina Petrova Dyakova¹

¹Zavod za fizičku kulturu i sport, Ekonomski fakultet, Trakijski Univerzitet, Stara Zagora, Bugarska

RESEARCH OF THE METABOLIC AGE AND BODY MASS INDEX FOR FEMALE STUDENTS

ISTRAŽIVANJE METABOLIČKE DOBE I INDEKS TJELESNE MASE ZA STUDENTICE

Sport Mont 2011, IX(31-32-33), 207-212

Abstract

Metabolic age - this feature takes into account, the basic metabolism and all the basic physical parameters and the determining of age, which corresponds to this type of metabolism. The aim of the research is to establish a metabolic age and the index of the body mass (Body Mass Index) for students. Anthropometric measurement was applied. The analyzer was used for the composition of body weight (body composition analyzer, BC-420MA “Tanita”) for determining the metabolic age and body mass index. The conducted monitoring of the metabolic age reveals opportunities to improve students' motivation for healthy lifestyle.

Keywords

metabolic age, female student, body mass index

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