Assessment of physical and psychosocial health status of people attending Gym

Abstract

Background: Regular physical activity is known for its cardiovascular advantages, yet strenuous exertion can elevate the risk of cardiovascular incidents, including sudden cardiac arrest. Recent cases of young, seemingly healthy individuals experiencing heart attacks during gym workouts highlight this contradiction. This study is to assess the physical and psychosocial health profiles of gym-goers. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted over one year involving 201 gym-goers aged 15-65yrs from the catchment area of tertiary care hospital. Physical and Psychosocial health was evaluated using the Psychological General wellbeing scale (PGWBI-S) short version. Results: The majority of participants (45.2%) were young adults in the age group of 18-30 years and predominantly male (76.1%). Most had normal blood pressure (88.07%) and a BMI in the range of 25-30 (52.2%). Psychological well-being was assessed using (PGWBI-S) short version scale The mean score in the domains like anxiety, vitality1(energy), depressed mood, self-control, positive wellbeing and vitality 2 (tiredness) were 3.84, 3.51, 3.77, 3.07, 3.21 and 3.36 respectively and majority people attending gym (89%) had total mean score of 20.78 on the scale 0-30. Conclusion:  Most of the gym attendees had good physical and psychological health. Most of them maintain normal blood pressure and BMI and follow balanced diets with an emphasis on protein intake. The mean psychological well-being score is high (20.78) among gym-goers on scale 0-30.