Promoting Physical Activity Among Female College Students: Identifying Possible Racial Differences

Abstract

Physical inactivity increases the prevalence of diseases. A significant decline is noted among female collegestudents. This study identified factors that could be used to develop campus-wide physical activity (PA) initiativesto promote better health. Participants were diverse female students (N = 233, that completed an on-line PA sur-vey. Logistic regression analysis with post-hoc pair-wise t-test comparisons revealed significant differences betweenracial/ethnic groups regarding moderate and vigorous PA. College represents a major transition period for youngadults, and colleges and universities could promote more PA among female students, leading to better health wellbeyond graduation.