Comparative Study on Habitual Physical Activity Level of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University Employees and Students of Kashmir

Author(s): Muskan Majeed and Dr. Arun Kumar

Abstract:

The present study was designed to assess the Habitual Physical Activity Level of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University Employees and Students of Kashmir. Total (150) Female subjects were selected for present study randomly from different departments of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University. 50 subjects were selected from teaching background, 50 from non-teaching background and 50 participants were Students. All participants were regular students and employees of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University. It was hypothesized that there was Low level of Physical Activity in employees and Students of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University. It was hypothesized that there was no significant difference in the physical activity level of various groups.
The population comprised of Female Employees and Students of different departments of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University. A sixteen (16) item questionnaire “Baecke questionnaire of Habitual Physical Activity” was used in the present study. The primary goal of the questionnaire was to create a simple and reliable method for quantifying habitual physical activity, which could be used in large-scale population studies. The Baecke Questionnaire of Habitual Physical Activity is a self-administered tool used to assess a person's physical activity level in different domains: work, sports and leisure. The questionnaire includes 16 items and is divided into three main categories: occupational physical activity, sports activity and leisure time physical activity. Descriptive and inferential statistics was applied in order to find the physical activity level of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University Employees and Students and to find the difference among the physical activity level of three groups (Teaching, Non-teaching and Students). For the ANOVA test the level of significance was set at 0.05 levels.

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