Exploration of the necessity of promoting bodybuilding and fitness courses in colleges and universities under multimedia technology

The declining health quality among college and university students has underscored the urgent need to enhance fitness education within these institutions. The advancement of multimedia technology offers substantial technical support for the implementation of fitness courses. This study focuses on an experimental evaluation conducted with students from a particular institution to compare the efficacy of traditional and multimedia-assisted teaching methods in a bodybuilding and fitness elective course. Over 18 weeks, the experiment utilized conventional teaching methods in the control group, while the experimental group engaged with multimedia-assisted teaching techniques. At the conclusion of the period, both groups were evaluated based on predefined assessment criteria to measure the impact of the differing pedagogical approaches on their bodybuilding and fitness learning outcomes. The results revealed that multimedia-assisted teaching significantly enhanced certain key health metrics compared to the traditional approach. Notably, there were marked improvements in body fat percentage, Functional Movement Screen (FMS) scores, and three specific attributes of students’ personal physical qualities. Furthermore, the satisfaction levels among students were notably high; approximately 96.02% of participants reported being very satisfied or somewhat satisfied with the multimedia-assisted fitness courses. Additionally, 81.71% of the students acknowledged the beneficial impact of multimedia technology on fitness education, advocating for its continued use in this context. This study demonstrates the substantial potential of integrating multimedia tools into fitness education to foster more effective learning and healthier lifestyles among university students.