Sedentary Behaviors Reduction and Physical Activity Promotion for Optimal Medical StudentS

Our project aims to help future healthcare professionals to adopt health-promoting behaviors during their studies in a preventive approach. This support will be provided through an intervention of physical activity management during their curriculum. Specifically, 4th and 5th-year students at the Faculty of Medicine of Lyon Est will have the opportunity to participate in the PROMESS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY project. This intervention will span 11 weeks. At the end of this period, we expect improvements in both subjective and objective indicators of physical activity and sedentary. METHODS. PRE-INTERVENTION. Week 1-3. Students will undergo a two-hour session, during which, they will complete questionnaires on physical activity and sedentary behavior. Bioimpedance measurements will be recorded. Students will also perform three physical fitness tests (vertical jump, maximal isometric strength and endurance). Then, they will wore actimeters to record sedentary behaviors and physical activity levels during three weeks (from week 1 to week 3). INTERVENTION. From week 5 to week 11. The intervention will consist of three individual sessions, each lasting one hour, with approximately 15 days between each session. Each session includes individual interview between a physical activity expert and the participant (i.e. student).The sessions will be scheduled as follow: week 5 and 6 (session 1), week 7 and 8 (session 2), week 9, 10, and 11 (session 3). During the interview, the expert will realize an initial assessment of student physical activity and sedentary behavior levels and will give personalized goals to student. Subsequent sessions will follow the same structure.