Physical Activities, Nutritional Status, HDL-LDL Cholesterol Content and Physical Fitness of the Aerobic Calisthenics Exercising Women in Lubuk Pakam

Abstract

Consistent calisthenics exercises are able to improve physical fitness. The excellent physical fitnessof Indonesianwere very low. There are several factors contributing the level of men physical fitness such as age, sex, heredity or genetics, food, cigarette addiction, exercises, physical activities and body fat. This researchis revealing the relation ofphysical activities, nutritional status, HDL and LDL cholesterol content with physical fitnessof women that regularly participating the aerobic calisthenics exercises. This researchperformed in Lubuk Pakamon January 2016. This researchis an observationof cross sectionaldesign on 54 womenbetween41 and 59 years of age. HDL and LDL cholesterol content were obtained in LubukPakam Public Hospital. The physical fitnesswere measured byfive minutes of HarvardStep Test. Data were studied by correlation test. The resultshows asignificant relationbetween physical activities andphysical fitness, that is, more physical activitieswill give fitter physic. There is also a significant negative relation between HDL cholesterol contentwith physical fitness, that is, a normal HDL cholesterol content tends to reduce the physical fitness.