A Survey On Male And Female Athletes In Pakistan: Association Between Nutrition Status And Physical Fitness

Abstract

Purpose of this particular study was aimed to find out the Physical Fitness and nutritional status of Pakistani athletes. For attainment of desired results and findings researchers selected 130 athletes of both genders from Pakistan. Male and female athletes were equal in number and they were randomly selected for study. Age of participants varied between 18 to 27 years. Injured athletes and coaches were excluded from the study. In this study two scales were used to collect data, first is physical fitness tests (Back ward throw with Medicine ball 2 kg, Speed Test 30 meter, Single leg hop three step test, Agility T test, Endurance test 800 meter) and the second scale “Pre camp Nutritional status questioner”. Collected data was analyzed using the statistics packages for social sciences
17; mean, standard deviation and p values were calculated. Individual Item Analysis wasdone for individual item analysis and t-test was applied to compare males and females fitness level and nutrition status. Researchers concluded that objectives were supported by
the results of the study. There is significant association between nutrition status and physical fitness among Pakistani athletes.