The relationship between physical activity level, body mass index, and body fat percentage in urban and rural elementary school students

The purpose of this study is to compare the physical activity levels, physical activity types, Body Mass Index (BMI) and body fat percentage (BF%) values of elementary school students living in rural and urban. Body height (BH), body weight (BW), BF% and BMI data were measured. Physical activity questionnaire was conducted to determine the activity types and daily activity habits of the subjects. As a result of the study it was seen that the rural student were more active and fit than urban. In this study swimming was not preferred in either urban or rural areas. Team sports are most popular physical activity in our country. Key words: Body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage (BF%), physical activity level, elementary school student.