근로자의 체력 및 건강증진 생활양식에 관한 연구

Physical Fitness and Health Promoting Life Styles of workers

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the physical fitness status and health promoting life styles of the workers. For the purpose, 108 workers who attended the exercise program in Inchon branch of KISCO were selected as the subjects. From Oct. 20th to NOV. 30th. in 19~, they were firstly assessed their physical fitness. The items include cardio-respiratory endurance, flexibility, muscular strength, muscular endurance, agility, power, balance, body composition, etc. Secondly, the health promoting life styles were asked by questionnaires about daily life and dietary habits. Both of them were evaluated by 5 or 3 levels as A(very good) to E(very poor) or A(good) to C (poor). Those data were analyzed percentile, mean, standard deviation by SAS program. Major findings are as follows 1. The health promoting life styles were generally good, but 43.5. of the subjects didn t exercise at all. Most of them(93.5%) thought about their physical fitness status as lower than average level. About half of them(48.1%) didn t drink alcohol, non smokers were 70.4% of them. But had poor dietary habits lower than average level 79.6%), females were a little bit better 1 hart males. e aged group had the poor body Compositions. 21.4% of females and 10.0% of males were obese. 2. Physical fitness status of the workers were assessed as two areas, one is health related, too other is physical function related area. In the health related area, females were better then males in view of age. forties aged group had the highest scores of all items except cardio- respiratory endurance, Among A and B level, muscular endurance was showed most frequent followed by muscular strength, flexibility, cardio-respiratory. physical function related status balance was ranked highly in the portion of over B followed by power, agility. in view of sex, mules were hot at than females for ah items except balance. and there were various figures in the statue by age groups. 3. Comprehensive assessment scores were poor (under D loves were most frequent). females were better than males, and teenage group had the worst scores. In ages of the physical fitness generally they had 1 year under their real ages, and females were better than males. In view of age. forties aged group was ranked highly and teenagers had lowest scores.