Benefits of Exercise for Improving Health Status of an Individual's Among Undergraduates, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
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2023-03
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Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, Faculty of Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
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The study assessed the benefits of exercise for improving health status of an individual among undergraduates, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. The purpose of the study was to examine if exercise improves physical and mental health status of an individual among undergraduates, University of Ilorin. Ilorin, Nigeria. A descriptive research design of the survey type was used for the study. The population for the study comprised all undergraduates of University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. A sample of three hundred and eighty (380) respondents was selected using multi-stage sampling procedure. A researcher developed questionnaire validated by three experts and tested for reliability using a split half method was used as instrument for the study. Data was analysed using frequency and percentage for demographic data while un inferential statistic of chi-square (72) was used to test the formulated null hypotheses. Findings revealed that exercise improves physical and mental health status of an individual among undergraduates, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. Findings also revealed that exercise significantly influence physical health status (calculated y² value 60.29> table y value 16.92) and mental health status (calculated value 88.76> table 2 value 16.92) of an individual. It was therefore concluded that exercise improves both physical and mental health status of an individual. The researcher recommended amongst others that students should maintain regular exercise as routine activity which can help to improve healthy muscular strength and flexibility.
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Benefits, Exercise, Health-status, An-individuals, Undergraduates
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Ologele, I. (2023). Benefits of Exercise for Improving Health Status of an Individual’s among Undergraduates, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. Global Journal of Health Related Researches, 5(1), 53-59.