Study the Relationship between Exercise Behavior and Physical Fitness of Personnel at Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna, Chiang Rai

Abstract

      The research aimed to 1) study the general information and the exercise behavior of personnel in Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna, Chiang Rai, 2) Study physical fitness in terms of flexibility and muscle strength. Consisting of trunk forward flexion, 30 seconds sit-up, and hand grip strength, 3) Compare the relationship between exercise behavior and physical fitness of personnel, and 4) study the satisfaction of university personnel towards organizing a physical fitness examination program. The sample group was 30 personnel from Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna, Chiang Rai. The instrument used in this research was a physical fitness testing program, questionnaire to measure exercise behavior and satisfaction measure. Statistics used in the research are frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. Including testing the Pearson Product moment correlation Coefficient. The results of the study found that

1. General information and Exercise behavior of personnel Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna Chiang Rai, the general information of personnel Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna Chiang Rai found that the majority were female, over 40 years of age, with a height between 161 - 170 centimeters and a weight of more than 60 kilograms. The duration of working in the agency is more than 8 years, which were working under the Faculty of Business Administration and Liberal Arts and having a monthly income of more than 20,000 baht and not having any congenital disease. For exercise behavior of personnel Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna Chiang Rai found that overall, most personnel had little exercise behavior which were occasionally practicing in every question ( = 2.15)

2. Physical fitness in terms of flexibility and muscle strength consisting of trunk forward flexion, 30 seconds sit-up and hand grip strength, it was found that the overall average values were mostly in terms of weight, the average is 58 kilograms, with an average height of 165 centimeters and an average BMI of 31.46 kilograms. If considering the physical fitness in terms of flexibility and muscle strength of the three personnel’s type which were tested 2 times, found that trunk forward flexion, standing up and sitting for 30 seconds, and hand squeeze strength, all values in the physical fitness test were found to be at a very low level.

      3. The relationship between exercise behavior and physical fitness of personnel in Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna, Chiang Rai, found that exercise behavior was related to personnel getting up and sitting, which have a significance at the 0.05.

      4. Satisfaction of university personnel, Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna Chiang Rai towards organizing the physical fitness testing program. It was found that the overall average satisfaction of personnel with the physical fitness testing program was the most satisfied level in every aspect and in every item with an average of   = 4.00