GUIDELINE FOR PROMOTING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF SOCIAL SUPPORT AND ACTION-CONDITIONING THEORIES IN THE POST-COVID-19: CASE STUDY.
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The COVID-19 situation affected the lifestyle of university students, and it was causing a change in the learning style and daily life of students. The principal output was the decrease of physical activity levels among the students. The determinants that affected students' health behaviors within the current health situation were essential to creating physical activity promotion guidelines. According to the case study applied the supporting channels to promote knowledge and awareness of physical activity and the application of using positive motivation among 30 university students, the results showed that the percentage of their knowledge, awareness, and physical levels were increased. The application of social support and operant conditioning theories through students' physical activity promotion processes among the new context and post-COVID-19 situation was an essential approach for raising health sustainably.
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