The THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SMOKING HABITS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN SURAKARTA

HUBUNGAN KEBIASAAN MEROKOK DAN AKTIVITAS FISIK TERHADAP CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS PADA MAHASISWA DI KOTA SURAKARTA

Abstract

Background: Student is an adult period which is generally in the age range of 18-25 years, at that time students have responsibilities for their development, including having responsibilities for their lives to enter adulthood. Cardiorespiratory fitness is an indicator to measure a person's health status because the heart and lungs are important organs that determine life. Several factors, including physical activity, smoking habits can affect a person's cardiorespiratory fitness. Objective: To find out whether there is a relationship between smoking habits and physical activity on cardiorespiratory fitness in students in the city of Surakarta. Methods:This study uses an analytical observation method by sampling using cluster random sampling with a sample of 100 subjects. The research instrument used the brikman index questionnaire, IPAQ and Harvard Step Test. Data analysis using Chi square and multiple regression. Results: The results of this study indicate that there is a significant relationship between smoking habits and physical activity on cardiorespiratory fitness with a value (p = 0.000) and the results obtained that the F test can be seen that the independent variables simultaneously influence the dependent variable, testing the hypothesis using the T test shows that from the independent variable is proven to have a significant effect on the dependent variable and the R2 value is 0.100 or 10%. This shows that Cardiorespiratory Fitness can be influenced by 10% by the independent variables namely Smoking Habits and Physical Activity. Meanwhile, 90% of Cardiorespiratory Fitness is influenced by other variables.Conclusion : There was a significant relationship between smoking habits and physical activity on cardiorespiratory fitness in students in the city of Surakarta.

Keywords: Students, Smooking habits, Physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness.