INFLUENCE OF ROUTINE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON RESTING PULSE RATE OF ACADEMIC STAFF IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN KATSINA STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This research was conducted to determine out the influence of routine physical activity on body composition of 
academic staff in tertiary institutions in Katsina State. Nigeria. For the purpose of this study the ex-post-facto 
research design was used. The population was all male academic staff in tertiary institutions in Katsina State, 
purposive, proportionate and random sampling procedures were used to select 176 male academic staff to 
participate in the study. Hand-held Bioelectrical impedance analyser was used to determine body mass index. 
Routine physical activity questionnaire was used to determine routine physical activity of the participants of this 
study. The data collected were statistically analysed using regression analysis with significant level at P=0.05. The 
result of the study revealed that routine physical activity had significant influence on resting pulse rate (F = 0.675, 
P=0.010), It was recommended that opportunities to influence academic staff participation in routine physical 
activities should be readily available at tertiary institutions. Academic staff should be encourage to participate in 
routine physical activities to improve their body composition and cardiovascular variables in order to achieve the 
best of health status. Sedentary individuals should be encouraged to begin with low-intensity physical activity and 
PA should be practised at a moderate intensity level in everyday life.