Abstract
An increasing trend of motivated individuals joining the gym for improving their fitness is an encouraging sign. Additionally, an attitudinal change in the dietary intake should also be a part of this routine to help achieve a healthy body and mind. Studies have shown that addressing the promotion of healthy eating, particularly when combined with the practice of physical activity, show satisfactory results when it comes to the control of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. A need was felt to conduct a baseline study to find out the attitude and behavioural preferences in terms of diet and exercise. This is a cross sectional study done on 164 male gym members. A pretested, preformed interviewee based, close ended questionnaire was used to collect data from the study participants in a time bound manner. Analysis was done through SPSS software. Intake of carbonated drinks (79.2%, p < 0> Keywords: Dietary goals, Gym, Youth, Healthy diet, Dietary habit, Saudi Arabia.
Highlights
Study Setting: The study was conducted in Majmaah city, Saudi Arabia
Result This study was conducted on 164 male participants who were regular members of a gym in Majmaah, Saudi Arabia
The attitude of the regular gym goers who wants to lose weight preferring to take butter in their diet (45.8%) which is quite significantly higher (p < 0.000) than those who are not exercising daily
Summary
Study Design: This is a cross sectional, observational and questionnaire-based study to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of gym goers towards healthy nutrition. Study Setting: The study was conducted in Majmaah city, Saudi Arabia. Majmaah is a city and a governorate in Ar Riyad Province, Saudi Arabia. Ethical Considerations: A written consent from the gym members was taken after they were briefed about the objective of this study and the advantage to them as well as to the community due to their participation. They were informed that all the information was kept purely confidential and was used only for the purpose of statistical analysis. Any study participants who voluntarily refused to participate in the study were excluded
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