Research Article

The Effect of Physical Activity and Nutrition Awareness Education on the Level of Physical Fitness and Nutrition Knowledge in Women Aged 50-60

Volume: 8 Number: 2 May 31, 2024
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The Effect of Physical Activity and Nutrition Awareness Education on the Level of Physical Fitness and Nutrition Knowledge in Women Aged 50-60

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of physical activity and nutrition awareness training on the motor skills and nutrition awareness of individuals related to healthy living in sedentary women aged 50-60 years. Material and Methods: The study included 15 healthy sedentary women on voluntary basis; participants were divided into 2 groups as experimental (n=8) and control (n=7) groups by random sampling method. Participants in the experimental group were given physical activity 2 days a week (60 min/day) for 6 weeks and nutrition education 1 day a week (30 min/day). Age-appropriate motor skill tests (arm curl test, back scratch test, two-minutes step, 8 food up and go test, chair stand test, sit and reach test) and the "Nutrition Knowledge Level Scale for Adults" questionnaire were applied as pre-test and post-test. Whether the data obtained at the end of the study were normally distributed was determined by Shapiro-Wilks test, Paired Samples T-Test was used for intra-group comparisons of physical fitness tests before and after exercise, and Independent Samples T-Test was used for inter-group comparisons. Wilcoxon Test was used in the pre-test and post-test intra-group comparisons and Man Whitney U Test was used in inter-group comparisons of the parameters related to nutritional knowledge levels. Results: As a result of the analysis, statistically significant improvements were found in the performance parameters of the participants in the experimental group in arm curl, back scratch, 2-min step and 8 food up and go test (p<0.05). In addition, the participants in the experimental group statistically significantly improved their 2-min step, 8 food up and go, chair sit and reach, chair stand tests and basic nutrition knowledge level scores compared to the participants in the control group (p<0.05). Conclusion: In conclusion, it was determined that regular physical activity programs and regular nutrition education improved the health-related motor skill parameters and nutrition knowledge levels of sedentary women.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Sports Medicine

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

May 31, 2024

Submission Date

July 14, 2023

Acceptance Date

September 19, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 8 Number: 2

APA
Konar, N., Bostancı, S., Başkaya, G., & Aykut, Ç. (2024). The Effect of Physical Activity and Nutrition Awareness Education on the Level of Physical Fitness and Nutrition Knowledge in Women Aged 50-60. Journal of Basic and Clinical Health Sciences, 8(2), 367-379. https://doi.org/10.30621/jbachs.1327637
AMA
1.Konar N, Bostancı S, Başkaya G, Aykut Ç. The Effect of Physical Activity and Nutrition Awareness Education on the Level of Physical Fitness and Nutrition Knowledge in Women Aged 50-60. JBACHS. 2024;8(2):367-379. doi:10.30621/jbachs.1327637
Chicago
Konar, Nurettin, Sare Bostancı, Gizem Başkaya, and Çiğdem Aykut. 2024. “The Effect of Physical Activity and Nutrition Awareness Education on the Level of Physical Fitness and Nutrition Knowledge in Women Aged 50-60”. Journal of Basic and Clinical Health Sciences 8 (2): 367-79. https://doi.org/10.30621/jbachs.1327637.
EndNote
Konar N, Bostancı S, Başkaya G, Aykut Ç (May 1, 2024) The Effect of Physical Activity and Nutrition Awareness Education on the Level of Physical Fitness and Nutrition Knowledge in Women Aged 50-60. Journal of Basic and Clinical Health Sciences 8 2 367–379.
IEEE
[1]N. Konar, S. Bostancı, G. Başkaya, and Ç. Aykut, “The Effect of Physical Activity and Nutrition Awareness Education on the Level of Physical Fitness and Nutrition Knowledge in Women Aged 50-60”, JBACHS, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 367–379, May 2024, doi: 10.30621/jbachs.1327637.
ISNAD
Konar, Nurettin - Bostancı, Sare - Başkaya, Gizem - Aykut, Çiğdem. “The Effect of Physical Activity and Nutrition Awareness Education on the Level of Physical Fitness and Nutrition Knowledge in Women Aged 50-60”. Journal of Basic and Clinical Health Sciences 8/2 (May 1, 2024): 367-379. https://doi.org/10.30621/jbachs.1327637.
JAMA
1.Konar N, Bostancı S, Başkaya G, Aykut Ç. The Effect of Physical Activity and Nutrition Awareness Education on the Level of Physical Fitness and Nutrition Knowledge in Women Aged 50-60. JBACHS. 2024;8:367–379.
MLA
Konar, Nurettin, et al. “The Effect of Physical Activity and Nutrition Awareness Education on the Level of Physical Fitness and Nutrition Knowledge in Women Aged 50-60”. Journal of Basic and Clinical Health Sciences, vol. 8, no. 2, May 2024, pp. 367-79, doi:10.30621/jbachs.1327637.
Vancouver
1.Nurettin Konar, Sare Bostancı, Gizem Başkaya, Çiğdem Aykut. The Effect of Physical Activity and Nutrition Awareness Education on the Level of Physical Fitness and Nutrition Knowledge in Women Aged 50-60. JBACHS. 2024 May 1;8(2):367-79. doi:10.30621/jbachs.1327637

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