Abstract
The aim of this study is to investigate the nature and magnitude of the relationship between self-reported physical activity and fitness and the extent to which the association varies with Muslim and Non-Muslim group. Fitness was assessed by use of sub-maximal bicycle ergometer test to predict maximal aerobic capacity, an assessment of body composition and the measurement of upper and lower body strength. Activity pattern and health status will be assessed by questionnaire. A total of 112 subjects focused on male of the staff, postgraduate, and undergraduate student of Birmingham University undergone fitness testing by bicycle ergometer, body composition and self-reported health questionnaire. The inter-relation of the physical characteristics, self-reported exercise behavior, fitness measures, health risk factors such as smoking and alcohol consumption is discussed. Age has the strongest association with fitness measures. Involvement in strenuous exercise as well as exhausting exercise appears to be related to fitness. Percentage body fat is also associated, inversely, with fitness. The difference between the younger and older participants in % body fat undoubtedly reflects the much greater time spent in vigorous exercise by the Muslim and Non-Muslim participants. However, the differences in BMI between the Muslim and Non-Muslim, for the Muslim and Non-Muslim cohorts respectively, reflect additional mechanisms, as they are largely driven by differences in height rather than mass. These data emphasize the importance of not relying solely on BMI as a measure of size.
Highlights
Aerobic fitness, which refers to maximal aerobic capacity (VO2max), is usually, but not always, adjusted for body composition or weight
The aim of this study is to investigate the nature and magnitude of the relationship between self-reported physical activity and fitness and the extent to which the association varies with Muslim and Non-Muslim group
Aerobic fitness (VO2max) is positively associated with a variety of health outcomes; in particular, high levels of fitness are protective against coronary heart disease (CHD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality, as well as risk factors for these outcomes (Yoshiga & Higuchi, 2003; Strong, Malina, Cameron, Stephen, Roodney, Bernad, Albert, Aviva, Patricia, James, Thomas, Stewart, & Francois, 2005)
Summary
Aerobic fitness, which refers to maximal aerobic capacity (VO2max), is usually, but not always, adjusted for body composition or weight. A longitudinal study undertaken by (Lee & Blair, 2002), in a study of men aged 30 to 83 years, reported that low fitness men, irrespective of the fact that they were lean, had a relatively high risk, both all-cause and CVD mortality over an average 8-year follow-up. Fitness was a more potent predictor of subsequent health status than fatness. Fitness and mortality were observed to be inversely associated for diabetic men of average aged 49 (Church, Cheng, Earnest, Barlow, Gibbons, Priest, & Blair, 2004). Fitness was a stronger predictor of subsequent mortality than body composition. Adjusting for fitness abolished any association between body mass index and mortality
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