The Relationship Between Body Composition and Exercise Patterns in College Students Enrolled in a Lifetime Fitness Course

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dc.contributor.advisorKoh, Yunsuk
dc.contributor.authorTurner, Haley
dc.contributor.departmentHealth Science Studies.en_US
dc.contributor.otherBaylor Universityen_US
dc.contributor.schoolsHonors College - Honors Programen_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-20T16:31:27Z
dc.date.available2021-05-20T16:31:27Z
dc.date.copyright2021
dc.date.issued2021-05-20
dc.description.abstractPURPOSE: To analyze the relationship between body composition and exercise participation, along with perception towards Lifetime Fitness (LF) courses. METHODS: Thirty-eight students (20 males and 18 females) at Baylor University completed a qualitative survey pertaining their LF course and exercise participation. Additionally, height, weight, waist-to-hip ratio, and body composition [fat free mass (FFM), fat mass (FM), and body fat percentage (BF%)] were assessed. RESULTS: Participants who exercised more than twice a week were associated (p = 0.021) with personal wellbeing as their motivation to exercise. Males who exercise less than twice a week were associated (p = 0.041) with having lower FFM, whereas females were associated (p = 0.004, 0.027, 0.001, respectively) with lower body mass index, FFM, and FM. CONCLUSION: Frequency of exercise was not determined by body composition due to sex differences. Additionally, students who took an LF course because of requirement exhibited a lack of exercise participation.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2104/11286
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
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dc.rights.accessrightsWorldwide access.en_US
dc.rights.accessrightsAccess changed 9/21/23.
dc.subjectLifetime Fitness.en_US
dc.subjectExercise motivation.en_US
dc.subjectPhysical activity.en_US
dc.subjectBody composition.en_US
dc.titleThe Relationship Between Body Composition and Exercise Patterns in College Students Enrolled in a Lifetime Fitness Courseen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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