A Comparative Study of the Dimensions of Wellness Among Young Fitness Enthusiast Women and Men in Pune City

Namdev R. Banne

Abstract

The present research is a comparative study of the wellness dimensions among young fitness enthusiasts, women and men, in Pune city. The objectives of the study were to measure and compare the wellness status of young fitness enthusiasts, women and men, in Pune city. By adopting a descriptive survey research method, the data was collected from the research population of men and women aged 30 to 40 years who exercise in different sports complexes, gyms, cycling clubs, swimming pools, yoga centers, public parks, and hills under the Pune City Municipal Corporation through a cross-sectional survey design. In the present study, a total of 764 fitness enthusiasts, 414 men and 350 women, aged 30 to 40 years, were selected as a sample through a non-probability sampling method. The data was collected by using a closed-ended questionnaire and analyzed using a statistical tool. The median, a statistical tool, has been used in the research study. An independent samples t-test was used to compare groups by calculating the median of the scores of young fitness enthusiasts’s female & male groups in Pune city. It was found that the current state of physical and intellectual well-being of young fitness enthusiasts in Pune city is satisfactory, but there is a need to improve the overall well-being level. There is no difference in the physical, social, emotional, occupational, environmental, intellectual, spiritual, and overall well-being scores of young fitness enthusiast’s male and female participants in Pune city