This research was conducted to analyze the relation between life quality and obesity in individuals doing physical activity. This research aimed to study the relation between life quality and obesity in individuals doing physical activity and its population included individuals doing physical activity in Ankara province and its sampling consisted of 102 women and 108 men, a total of 210 persons, selected in B-Fit, Shapes for Women, Ankara Yiğit Youth and Sports Center, and Cross Fight VIP Sports Center by using the random sampling method. The research data were collected to measure general life quality of individuals by using the BMI body analysis method to determine the World Health Organization Life Quality Scale Whoqol-Bref and Body Mass Index. SPSS 23 package program was used to analyze the collected data. The height average of the women was 1.66 and that of the men was 1.76. The body weight average of the women was 60.07kg and that of the men was 72.49kg. The BMI average of the women was 21,63 kg/height2 and that of the men was 23,2 kg/height2 . 21.6% of the women indicated that they did exercises for health, 31.4% said they did it for losing weight, 8.8% said they did it to gain weight, 1% said they did it to reduce their stress level, 2% said they did it for socializing, and 35.3% said they did it to improve their muscular tone. 6.9% of the women who were thin according to the BMI classification did exercises for health, 8.8% said they did it to gain weight, 1% said they did it to reduce their stress level, 2% said they did it for socialization, and 24.5% said they did it to improve their muscular tone. 14.7% of the women whose BMI classification was normal said that they did exercises for health, 12.7% said they did it to lose weight, and 10.8% said they did it to improve their muscular tone. 18.6% of the women who were overweight according to the BMI classification did exercises to lose weight. 14.8% of the men said they did exercises for health, 5.6% said they did it to gain weight, 2.8% said they did it for socialization, and 58.3% said they did it to improve their muscular tone. 0.9% of the men who were thin according to the BMI classification said they did exercises for health, 4.6% said they did it to gain weight, and 2.8% said they did it to improve their muscular tone. 11.1% of the men who were normal according to the BMI classification said that they did exercises for health, 2.8% said they did it to lose weight, 0.9% said they did it to gain weight, 2.8% said they did it for socialization, and 45.4% said they did it to improve their muscular tone. 2.8% of the men who were overweight according to the BMI index said that they did it for health, 15.7% said they did it to lose weight, and 10.2% said they did it to improve their muscular tone. In conclusion, regular physical activity and nutrition program must be implemented to improve life quality and to be healthy. The conducted studies showed that individuals must maintain the two vital components lifelong by balanced nutrition and regular physical activities in order to have an ideal weight and to maintain this weight and to lead a healthy life. The benefits of long-term programmed physical activity have been proven by the conducted studies
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Bölüm | Research Article |
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 1 Ocak 2018 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2018 Cilt: 7 Sayı: 1 |