A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PHYSICAL FITNESS AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION TRAINING COLLEGE STUDENTS AND NON TRAINING

COLLEGE STUDENTS OF DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR MARATHWADA UNIVERSITY, AURANGABAD

Pravin A.Chabukswar P.E.S.College of Physical Education Aurangabad Dr. V.R.Parihar N.S.B.College Nanded

INTRODUCTION:
PHYSICAL FITNESS "Physical activity is a healthy lifestyle that is among the most important for promoting physical fitness, health and wellness." In todays aging society, preventing or reducing disability is important. Physical fitness may serve this goal. Generally, physical activity aims to enhance physical fitness, which in turn may prevent disability. The relationship between physical fitness and disability has been much less explored than the relationship between physical activity and physical fitness. Physical Fitness as a term refers to the total dynamic physiological state of the individual on a continuous from optimal human performance to serve debilitation and death. Physical fitness comprises two related concepts: general fitness and specific fitness Physical fitness is generally achieved through exercise, correct nutrition and enough rest. It is an important part of life. In previous years, fitness was commonly defined as the capacity to carry out the days activities without undue fatigue. However, as automation increased leisure time, changes in lifestyles following the industrial revolution rendered this definition insufficient These days, physical fitness is considered a measure of the

bodys ability to function efficiently and effectively in work and leisure activities, to be healthy, to resist hypokinetic diseases, and to meet emergency situations. Since a primary goal of the profession is to promote an active healthy lifestyle (AAHPERD, AAHPERD vision statement, 1998) for everyone, those involved in professions related to physical activity and fitness should teach and model the most current established behaviors and processes for improving health and physical fitness. Research on modeling related to a physically active lifestyle indicates that children of physically active parents (parent models) are more likely to be active than children of sedentary parents (Freedson & Evenson, 1991; Moore, Lombardi, White, Campbell, Oliveria & Ellison, 1991). Furthermore, the evidence suggests that children who are active with their parents are likely to be more active than children who do not exercise with their parents (Sallis, 1988a; Sallis, 1988b). Physical education teachers may be less powerful role models than parents, however, teachers are among the more important models for children and youth (Cardinal, 2001). In a study of sixth through eighth grade school children, Gilmer, Speck, Bradley, Harrell, and Belyea (1996) found teachers and coaches to be the most frequently cited non-family member adult role models. Modeling a physically active lifestyle by physical education teachers could have effects on youth similar to those of parents (Melville & Maddalozzo, 1988).To be physically fit is one of the major criteria for good health. Physical Fitness is more than being able to run a long distance or lift a lot of weight at the gym. Being fit is not defined only by what kind of activity you do, how long you do it, or at what level of intensity. While these are important measures of fitness, they only address single areas.

MENTAL HEALTH
Mental health concerns everyone. It affects our ability to cope with and manage change, life events and transitions such as bereavement or retirement. All human beings have mental health needs, no matter what the state of their psyche. Mental health needs can be met in a variety of settings including acute hospital settings, primary care settings, self-help groups, through social services and through counseling and psychotherapy. Mental health is everyones business. We all have times when we feel down or stressed or frightened. Most of the time those feelings pass. But sometimes they develop into a more serious problem and that could happen to any one of us. Everyone is different. You may bounce back from a setback while someone else may feel weighed down by it for a long time. Your mental health doesnt always stay the same. It can change as circumstances change and as you move through different stages of your life Good mental health is not simply the absence of diagnosable mental health problems, although good mental health is likely to help protect against development of many such problems. Good mental health is characterized by a persons ability to fulfill a number of key functions and activities, As you deal with the changes and onslaughts that life throws at you, learning to cope with stress and other negative emotions is essential to stay sane and balanced in your outlook. Mental health concerns the domain of your emotional and mental wellbeing. This has a strong bearing on your physical health as well and has been thus Recognized as seen in the WHOs comprehensive definition of health which defines health as being a state of physical, mental, and social well-being.

This definition has also clarified that health does not merely mean the absence of disease making the realization of health an active exercise, to include those requisites that make attainment of complete health possible.

PROBLEM AND ITS RELEVANCE TO THE SOCIETY:

Applied research in any faculty is related to the everyday problem and finding solution to it is a rational, logical and scientific based, Physical Education being no exception to it. The problem chosen by the research scholar as is associated with training college and concern about the physical fitness, mental health and its relevance to the student. This research is aiming at the study and comparison of Physical fitness and Mental Health among training and non training college. The researcher is in pursuit to exhibit the Importance of Physical Fitness as well as Mental Health to every individual at the same time wanted to study its correlation with the training college and non training or conventional college study. The research scholar propounds that the results of the study may stress on the importance of physical fitness and mental health among students, which contributes towards a healthy society. The problem chosen may definitely put forth the significance of the variables in building the sound society.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY:

1. The study may reveal the status of physical fitness among the physical education training college students as well as the non-training or conventional college students. 2. The study may also reveal the facts about the mental health among the physical education training college students and conventional college students. 3. The comparison of physical fitness and mental health may also reveal the dependency and importance of one over the another 4. The study may reveal the importance of physical fitness on mental health among the training college and conventional college students. 5. The study may help the teachers, trainers and coaches to implement the physical fitness and mental health program at their institutes effectively.

NEED OF THE STUDY:

The research scholar is working with Physical Education College and could note few problems related to physical fitness as well as mental health among the students. The finding of solution to a problem through scientific way builds a sound foundation for any suggestion. The research findings should be of some importance to the society and need of research in specific problem is emerged. The findings of the problem may prove beneficial to the teachers who are involved with training and conventional colleges.

IMPORTANCE OF THE STUDY:

1. The study may prove beneficial to improve fitness among physical education training college students as well as conventional college students 2. The study may prove vital to improve mental health among physical education training college students as well as conventional college students 3. The comparison may prove helpful to find the positive benefits of physical fitness and mental health to every student.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVIES OF THE STUDY:

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The study aims at finding the status of physical fitness of physical education training college students. The objective of the study is to find the status of mental health of physical education training college students The objective of the study is to find the status of physical fitness of nontraining college students.

4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

The objective of the study is to find the status of mental health of nontraining college students. The study aims to compare the physical fitness among the physical education training college students and non-training college students. The study also aims to compare the mental health among the physical education training college students and non-training college students. The objective of the study is to find the correlation of physical fitness and mental health among the physical education training college students The objective of the study is to find the correlation of physical fitness and mental health among the non- training college students

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The another objective of the study is to compare and find the interrelationship and interdependence of the two dependent and independent variable viz physical fitness, mental health, physical education training college students and non-training college students.

HYPOTHESIS
H1 H2 H3 H4 There is significant difference of physical fitness between physical education training college students and non-training college students. There is significant difference of mental health between physical education training college students and non-training college students. There is insignificant difference of physical fitness and mental health in physical education training college students. There is significant difference between physical fitness and mental health among non-training college students.

METHODOLOGY:
Around 500 subjects (250 male and 250 female) will be selected by random sampling procedures from various physical education training colleges with in Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University region and the same procedure is applied to the selection of students from non training colleges. After selection the physical fitness test is applied on each individual under standard conditions. In the similar way the mental health Questionnaire is administrated individually with pre and post instruction for valid answering. The Physical fitness test and the mental health questionnaire data will be sagregatted according to seen and variables. Statistical treatment is administered on the data for finding and analysis

LIMITATIONS
1. 2. 3. 4. Sincere response to the physical fitness and mental health questionnaire is a limitation of the study Availability of all subjects at a time is a limitation of the study The controlled variables during physical fitness is a limitation of the study Unavailability of sophisticated laboratories at the research center is also a limitation of the study

DELIMITATIONS

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The study is delimited to the recognized physical fitness test for specific college group. The study is also delimited to the recognized mental health questionnaire for defined college group. The study is delimited to both the senses of college students The study is delimited to physical education training college and nontraining colleges.

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5. 6.

The study is also delimited to the college students ageing between 18 to 25 years The study is also delimited to the specific geographic region of India i.e. Maharashtra State

DEFINATIONS OF THE TERMS

PHYSICAL FITNESS: 1. Physical fitness is defined as "a set of attributes that people have or achieve that relates to the ability to perform physical activity" (USDHHS, 1996). Physical fitness is defined as the capacity to carry out the days activities without undue fatigue.

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MENTAL HEALTH: 1. The World Health Organization defines mental health as "a being of wellbeing in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community" Mental health is an expression of our emotions and signifies a successful adaptation to a range of demands

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TOOLS AND MEANS

(a) Standard physical fitness tests of AAHPERD (American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance) applied to analysis the fitness level of students. Component of the test Speed, Strength, Aerobic Endurance, Flexibility and Body Composition will be tested

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Mental health test developed by National Institute of Behavioural Science to be used to find out the qualities. Mental Health of the students will be tested at Adjustment Level, Anxiety Level, Depression level and stress level.

VARIABLES
(a) Independent Variables : (i) Physical Education training college students (ii) Non training college students (b) Dependent Variables : (i) Physical Fitness (ii) Mental health

Time Schedule
July - 2010 to Dec- 2010 January 2011 to June- 2011 Pre- Study Collection of Data and Review of Literature July - 2011 to Dec- 2011 January 2012 to June- 2012 After July-2013 Training Programme Writing of Research Report Submission of Thesis

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