Occupational Exercise, Leisure Time Exercise and Health: A Comparative Study

Abstract

It’s no coincidence that four of the six letters in health is ‘HEAL’, and exercise plays a crucial role to heal the body and mind. Physical activity is any bodily movement that markedly increases energy expenditure. Physical exercise can be done in different context, for example, occupational exercise and leisure time exercise. Occupational exercise constitutes work related tasks such as lifting, walking and standing. Leisure time exercise includes constitutes exercise that one prefers to do outside the work setting that increases energy expenditure. Present study was conducted to examine the effect of occupational exercise and leisure time exercise on health. For this purpose, a sample of 120 adults (60 occupational exercisers and 60 leisure time exercisers) with equal number of male and female was selected on the basis of availability. PGI Health questionnaire N-1 was administered uniformly. Data were analysed by ANOVA. The results show positive and significant impact of leisure time exercise on health.