title: Role of exercise and nutrition on cardiopulmonary fitness and pulmonary functions on residential and non-residential school children.
abstract: Physical fitness is the prime criterion for survival and to lead a healthy life. Our aim is to find out effect of exercise and nutrition on physical fitness on growing children with scientific records. The present study was designed on healthy school children of a Residential-Sainik (100) and Non-Residential (100) school children (12-16 yrs) of Bijapur. To evaluate cardiopulmonary fitness parameters included are VO2Max (ml/kg/min) and Physical Fitness Index (PFI %). Harvard Step Test determined VO2 Max and PFI. Also recorded pulmonary function parameters like Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 sec (FEV1 in %) by recording spirometry. Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR in L/Min) by Peak flow meter and Maximal Expiratory Pressure (MEP in mmHg) by modified Black's apparatus. We found statistically significant higher values (p = 0.000) of VO2Max, PFI, FEV1, PEFR and MEP in residential school children compared to nonresidential school children higher. So, our study shows that regular exercise and nutritious food increase the cardiopulmonary fitness values and pulmonary functions in Residential school children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, BLDEU's Shri B.M. Patil Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Jyoti P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Khodnapur
authors.forename: Gopal B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Dhanakshirur
authors.forename: Manjunatha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aithala
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002320:Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005080:Exercise Test / Q000379:methods; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D009752:Nutritional Status / Q000502:physiology*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism; D010366:Peak Expiratory Flow Rate / Q000502:physiology; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology*; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests / Q000379:methods; D012574:Schools
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen