A Comparative Study About Lifestyle Between Placebo and Control Group of Selected Healthy Volunteers of Fitness in the Gymnastics, Municipal Corporation

Abstract

The primary purpose of the study is to compare the lifestyles (daily habits) of selected placebo individuals who are not going to gym with those of control participants who engage in gymnastics in Dhaka City. Because NCD risk is increased by an unhealthy lifestyle. The study found that, out of 200 participants, half (100) reported being placebo and the other half (100) reported being physically active and frequent gym goers. According to their daily habits and lifestyles, they were all from Dhaka city and ranged in age from 20 to 50. I collected data between 22 June and 10 August 2022. The entire research concentrates on how the majority of urban residents of our nation actually live their everyday lives, including a comparison of those who are physically inactive or sedentary and those who are physically active and frequently visit the gym. According to responses from placebo or sedentary people who were unaware of health issues, their BMI categorized into three categories: underweight (BMI 18.5) 20%, normal weight (BMI 18.5–24.9) 48%, and overweight (BMI 25–29.9) 32%. However, those who frequently visited the gym had BMIs that fell into the categories of normal weight (BMI 18.5–24.9) 78%, overweight (BMI 25–29.9%) 20%, and obese class 1 (BMI>30) 2%. People are not going to gym with unhealthy habits most of them wake up late morning 5-6am 16%, 6-7am 18%, 7-8am 8%, 8-9am 10%, 9-10am 30% and 10-11am 18% also they have a huge quantity those are smoker 40% and alcoholic 30%. But people frequent in gym less of them are smoker 24% and alcoholic 8%. Physically inactive people most of them were depressed 48% and people physically active among less individuals have depression 16%. Both group of people have basic knowledge about NCDs 56% and 86% but according to the study a huge number of people whom were living unhealthy life with physical inactivity 44% of them are unaware about NCDs while less of people physically active 14% were unaware about NCDs. Physically inactive group less among them have NCDs like asthma 4% and high blood pressure 4%. Meanwhile people physically active respondents among them less have diabetic 2% and high blood pressure 2%. Highest number of the sources of bodybuilding foods were meat, fish, egg and poultry 76% and 78%. The percentage of the sources of vitamin rich foods 78% and 54% fruits and vegetables, meat, fish, egg, poultry and milk & milk products, pulses and legumes were answered by (8,8,2%) and (10,12,12%). The highest number of protective foods that were selected by respondents’ fruits and vegetables 66% and 46%.