Abstract

The importance of good nutrition and hydration during exercise has grown in popularity in recent years. The significance of a healthy balanced diet and its links to good health and improved workout performance. For this the person should have the correct knowledge about nutrition. Various studies have shown that involving sports performance in the planning of diet can result in improved health benefits, as well as promoting adequate refueling and hydration, leading to improved sporting performance. This study was carried out from Rajendra Nagar Square & Gopur Square in Indore city, Madhya Pradesh with a sample size of 60 gym members divided in 18-24 age group & 25-30 age group respectively. Information regarding their demographic profile, anthropometric measurements, dietary pattern, exercise pattern and lifestyle patterns were assessed using a pretested questionnaire. The study Data revealed that out of the total participants (N=60), there are (35%) vegetarian respondents, (47%) non-vegetarian respondents and (18%) eggitarian respondents. Most of the respondents (55%) know their nutritional status. The major findings (91%) for non-sports person should not exercise more than 1-2 hours daily. 57% of the population says that there is harm physically if we exercise more than the requirement of the body. 90%of the population going to gym have heard about nutrition and (75%) population got nutritional knowledge after joining the gym. 67% of population has good hunger span and (33%) of population has very good hunger span due to increased BMR by performing exercise in gym. 95% of the population going to the gym do not have any health-related issue. Study reveals that (71%) of population believed that Protein helps in gaining muscle mass and it is also drawn from results that (33%) population says that carbohydrate helps in reducing weight, (33%) population says proteins help in reducing weight. The results obtained show that (32%) of the population says that protein shake is high in quality protein, (29%) population says egg are rich in high quality protein. This study revealed that (100%) percent of the population are following gym regime by consuming pre-workout and post-workout meals before and after their workout to fuel their workout and to enhance muscle recovery. 80% of major population have heard about the death happening in  gym nowadays near their places or on social   media. From this study we found that (80%) population believed that this death are not related to their gym pattern this  death are related to incorrect knowledge and abusing supplements and drugs.

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