Author: Soumen Ghorai
DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.70798/PP/020300024
Abstract: This study examines how athletic activity affects students’ long-term health and wellness as well as their physical and mental health and entire college experience. Data from a sample of college students was gathered using standardized questionnaires and fitness tests as part of a pure quantitative study design. According to the results, kids who play sports have much higher levels of physical fitness than their nonathletic counterparts, especially in the areas of muscular strength, flexibility, and cardiovascular endurance. Athletes also expressed more life satisfaction and decreased levels of stress and worry. Playing sports also improved social interaction, time management, and academic engagement-all important components of the whole college experience. Additionally, participation in sports had a significant impact on students’ commitment to continuing their exercise regimens after college and their long-term health perceptions. These results confirm sports participation’s significance in fostering both short-term and long-term health and wellness, highlighting its many advantages.
Keywords: Physical Fitness, Athlete and Non-Athlete, Mental Health, Health and Wellness.
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