ASSESSMENT OF DIETARY PATTERNS AND THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH PHYSICAL FITNESS PARAMETERS IN GYMNASTICS ATHLETESID: 1978 Abstract :The Given Research Explores The Dietary Trends And Their Correlation With The Physical Fitness Parameters In Gymnastics Athletes, Which Is Ranked Among The Groups With Great Training Loads And Sport-specific Body Composition Needs. The Data Were Collected Using A Descriptive And Analytic Type Of Research Design Where Selected 120 Gymnastics Athletes Were Used As The Primary Data Using Purposive Sampling Of The Identified Training Academies. Dietary Intake Was Measured Through The Use Of A Food Frequency Questionnaire Where 24- Hour Dietary Recall Method Served In Deriving Dietary Pattern Scores With Parameters Of Physical Fitness Namely-muscular Strength, Power, Flexibility, Agility, Aerobic Capacity And Body Composition Through The Use Of Standardised Fitness Tests. Inferential Analyses And Descriptive Statistics Were Used To Assess There Was A Relationship Between Quality Of The Diet And Physical Fitness Outcomes. The Results Demonstrate A Strong Positive Correlation Between Better Or Healthier Eating Habits And Better Physical Fitness Indices, Where The Quality Of The Diet Is Correlated With A High Strength, Power, Flexibility, Agility, And Aerobic Fitness And Favourable Body Composition Patterns. The Chamber Hypothesis Testing Proved That Exercise Eating Habits Have A Profound Effect On Total Physical Fitness In Gymnastic Athletes. The Paper Concludes By Stating The Significance Of A Dietary-patternsbased Perspective To The Sports Nutrition Planning And Introduces Issues Related To The Necessity Of More Systematic Nutritional Surveillance And Education To Positively Influence The Performance, Wellbeing, And The Future Sport Development In The Gymnast Population. Keywords: Dietary Patterns, Physical Fitness, Gymnastics Athletes, Diet Quality, Sports Nutrition, Etc. |
Published:08-7-2025 Issue:Vol. 25 No. 7 (2025) Page Nos:1013-1020 Section:Articles License:This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. How to Cite |