Relationship between moderate physical activity and academic stress in college students

Abstract

The objective of this study was to analyze the relationship between moderate physical activity and academic stress. The methodology was non-experimental of the descriptive correlational cross-sectional level, the survey technique was applied with a bank of questions validated through a trial of five experts, its reliability was through the SPSS program, giving a Cronbach's alpha of 0.95. The instrument was sent by Google Forms to 33 university students belonging to the eighth semester of the Career Pedagogy in Physical Activity and Sports. The results indicated that there is a significant relationship between physical activity and academic stress, which is why students tend to eliminate stress when they perform some type of moderate physical activity. Conclusion. It is stated that by doing physical activity it can improve the cognitive aspects of students, such as their concentration, improving their learning by eliminating academic stress.