02-LEVEL OF HABITUAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OF ACADEMICS INGRESSANTS OF THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION COURSE

The results showed that 53 undergraduate students were evaluated, with a predominance of male students with 59%, compared to 41% of female students. These data contradict studies on the profile of undergraduate students of Brazilian universities (IBGE, 2014, BRASIL, 2016), which indicate that women are the largest number representing 57.1% of the total enrolled in Brazilian higher education. The fact that women are the majority among Brazilian university students is a relatively recent event, considering that in 1956 they represented 26% of the total number of students enrolled, and in 1971 they were only 40% (BARRETO, 2014). In considering this aspect, it should be emphasized that university students are a relevant population for the study of health conditions and have aroused the interest of researchers who have been developing studies with this theme, due to the expansion of higher education (BRITO, GORDIA, TABLES, 2014).


Introduction
The expansion of higher education is evident in Brazil. Data from the 2015 Census conducted by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) indicate that there has been an increase in the number of Brazilians with a university degree in the last decade. The Census of Higher Education (BRAZIL, 2017) shows that between 2006 and 2016, enrollment in higher education increased by 62.8%, with an annual average of 5% growth. The youth's entrance into the university is a remarkable period due to new social relations and a new way of life (OLIVEIRA et al., 2014). Maciel et al. (2013) states that college students are to not have the time to systematically practice physical exercises because of their countless hours dedicated to the classroom and other activities related to academic routine such as research projects and internships. 1; SILVIO LEONARDO NUNES DE OLIVEIRA 2;  JACKSON ISRAEL LIMA DE OLIVEIRA 2; NEWTON CÉSAR DE LIMA MENDES 2;  CASSIO HARTMANN 2; NATANAEL BARBOSA DOS SANTOS 3; JADSON DOS SANTOS LIMA 3;   (1) TEACHING COLLEGE PITAGORAS -CAMPUS MACEIÓ/AL -BRAZIL / GERGILA -GROUP OF ERGONOMICS AND LABOR GYMNASTICS  (2) TEACHER OF THE FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF ALAGOAS -CAMPUS MACEIÓ / AL -BRAZIL / GERGILA -GROUP OF ERGONOMICS AND LABOR GYMNASTICS (3) TEACHER CESMAC UNIVERSITY CENTER -CAMPUS MACEIÓ / AL -BRAZIL. taminez@hotmail.com

TÂMINEZ DE AZEVEDO FARIAS
Regarding the variable Habitual Physical Activity Level (Graph 01), we consider the values resulting from the sum of positive responses related to physical activity habits in daily and leisure occupations. Accordingly, it was found that 4% of the volunteers analyzed had scores that classified them as "Inactive", 36% "Moderately Active", 21% "Assets" and 39% "Very Active". It should be noted that the result found was quite satisfactory since the research of a specialist in the field (NAHAS, 2010) has shown that the greatest health benefits appear when moving from sedentary (inactive) to moderately active, which in our study this percentage reaches the excellent number of 96%. In this same perspective, it is emphasized that moderate levels of physical activity can already significantly reduce the risk of chronic-degenerative diseases, such as myocardial infarction, stroke, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, osteoporosis and others, especially cardiovascular ones (NAHAS, 2010, p.29).
These results are positive when compared to an investigation with 88 academics of the Physical Education course at a public university in Alagoas, where 18% of the students were classified as physically inactive (SILVA, HARTMANN, CUNHA JÚNIOR, 2012).
It is worth noting that studies show that young people tend to adopt unhealthy health behaviors (FOSTER, CARAVELIS, KOPAK, 2014), especially during the university engagement phase. In view of this reality, the results can support the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), in the development of prevention programs and health promotion, planning, implementation and creation of specific actions for this population that stimulates their students to acquire habits of practicing physical activity programs during the academic period.

CONCLUSION
Given the data, it can be observed that the academics of physical education entering the University Center, presented satisfactory subsidies, not offering numbers that classify them with health risk. The high percentage of students physically active in Physical Education courses is plausible and expected, since the physically active lifestyle precedes a well-traveled daily of their adolescence during the school phase. However, due to the above, it should be noted that data collection was carried out with incoming students from the first semester of each health course, academics who will go through various situations such as high levels of stress, anxiety, and low selfesteem during academic life. if such behavior of maintaining these habits of performing physical activity, will be determinant in maintaining their health and reducing the risks of developing chronic diseases. In a separate analysis by gender (Graph 02), it should be noted that the male gender presents higher numbers when we consider the sum of the "Very Active" and "Active" rankings with 75%, compared to the female that presented only 21%. The result found was consistent with a study carried out in the Santa Catarina highlands region, also with university students that presented a proportion of 73.6% of the male physically active population (SIMÃO, NAHAS, OLIVEIRA, 2012). The growth of Higher Education and the high number of university students who have adopted an unhealthy lifestyle were motivating points of this study that had as objective to measure the level of habitual physical activity of university academics. This was a cross-sectional study involving a sample of 53 students of both sex entering the physical education course at a university center in the State of Alagoas. To evaluate the level of habitual physical activity, the Physical Activity Questionnaire -QAFH was applied. The results showed that 4% of the analyzed volunteers had scores that classified them as "Inactive", 36% "Moderately Active", 21% "Assets" and 39% "Very Active". Separated by males shows higher numbers when we consider the sum of the "Very Active" and "Active" rankings with 75%, compared to the female that presented only 21%. Given the data, it can be concluded that the physical education academics entering the University Center, presented satisfactory subsidies, not offering numbers that classify them with health risk.