Coronary Heart Diseases: Impact of increasing awareness through educational & Fitness Programs

The main objective of the investigation was to know the impact of increasing awareness through educational & Fitness Programs on the Coronary Heart Diseases. 120 students between 18-22 years were distributed into four groups. Group 1 was designated as educational awareness program (n = 30), Group 2 as a fitness awareness program, (n = 30), Group 3 as educational plus fitness awareness program (n = 30), and Group 4 as the control group (n = 30). The three investigational groups undertook their corresponding training program for a period of 8 weeks three times per week and 60 minutes per session. Pre- and post-test were conducted for height, BMI, waist rip ratio, waist circumference, hip circumferences, total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, and triglycerides. The mean, SD, t-test, and ANCOVA were the statistical tools used for the analysis of data and the significance level was 0.05. The results showed a significant improvement in the experimental groups in BMI (G1 to G3, P < 0.05) and in the waist to hip ratio (G2 & G3, P < 0.05). G1 did not show any accomplishment in the waist to hip ratio (P > 0.05). All three experimental groups (G1 to G3) exhibited surges in coronary heart disease risk factors (P > 0.05). G4 did not display any change in all the study variables (P < 0.05). It was concluded that to reduce the risk factor of heart diseases both the education cum activity intervention programs will be highly beneficial.