Assessment of Physical Health among Security Guards Working in Krishna Hospital, Karad-A Cross-Sectional Study Patel Shivani Y.1, Jadhav Amrutkuvar2, Yadav Trupti3, Bathia Khushboo3 1Final Year, Faculty of Physiotherapy, Department of Musculoskeletal Sciences, Faculty of Physiotherapy, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Deemed To Be University, Karad, Maharashtra, India 2Associate Professor, Department of Musculoskeletal Sciences, Faculty of Physiotherapy, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Deemed To Be University, Karad, Maharashtra, India 3Assistant Professor, Department of Musculoskeletal Sciences, Faculty of Physiotherapy, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Deemed To Be University, Karad, Maharashtra, India *Corresponding author: Dr. Amrutkuvar Jadhav, Associate Professor, Department of Musculoskeletal Sciences, Faculty of Physiotherapy, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Deemed To Be University, Karad, Maharashtra, India, E-mail ID: dr.amrutapawar86@gmail.com
Online published on 11 July, 2019. Abstract Background It is essential to find out the physical fitness among the security guards to prevent the complications related to their health. This study was conducted to identify fitness characteristics of security guards in Krishna Hospital, Karad. This study was designed to determine a ‘tness pro'le for security guards and provided meaningful insight into ‘tness levels before engaging in any physical training program. Objectives of the study was to assess body anthropometry, flexibility, agility, muscular strength, muscular power, muscular endurance and aerobic capacity in security guards of age group 30–45 years working in Krishna hospital, Karad. Material and method In this cross-sectional study 36 security guards were assessed for body anthropometry by body mass index and body fat percentage, flexibility by sit and reach test, agility by modified-t test, muscular strength by bench press and leg press, muscular power by vertical jump test, muscular endurance by partial curl-up test and push up test and aerobic capacity by six-minute walk test. Results The body anthropometry- body mass index was found to be 52.8% and body fat percentage was 97.2%. The flexibility was found to be 38.9% and agility was 52.8%. Muscular strength of upper body was found to be 58.3% and lower body was 91.7%. Muscular power was 94.4% and endurance of abdominal was 52.8% and endurance of upper body was 50%. The aerobic capacity was significant among the subjects (p= <0.0001). Conclusion The study concluded that body composition, muscular endurance, muscular power and aerobic capacity was found normal but flexibility, agility and muscular strength was poor amongst security guards working in Krishna hospital, Karad. Top Keywords Security guard, body composition, flexibility, agility, muscular performance, aerobic capacity. Top |