Impact of Nutrition Education and Physical Fitness on Weight Loss Samuel Serrano 2016

Image Source: http://stakfitness.com/blog/page/6 Purpose To assess the impact of nutrition education and physical fitness on weight loss. Image Source: http://stakfitness.com/blog/page/6

Method Specific measurements during pre and post assessment included body mass index (BMI) and physical fitness tests that include: push-ups, sit ups and crunches. Provided nutrition rating based on their initial questionnaire responses and BMI. Weekly weigh-ins were required by participants Monitoring the caloric intake and physical activity of each participant to ensure success.

Study Description 30 participants who were employees of Best Buy 17 males 10 mid-20s 7 early 30s 13 females 8 early 20s 5 late 30s Image Source: Clipart An assessment included: questions regarding lifestyle, nutrition and physical fitness educational materials were provided

Instrumentation/ Assessment Plan Questionnaire to be completed by the participant Accountability waiver Pre-fitness assessment Post-fitness assessment Image Source: http://health.healthbuds.in/surgery-procedures/physio_consultation.html Ongoing Weekly weigh-ins Image Source: http://cosmic-fitness.com/dont-let-the-scale-define-you/ Image Source: http://www.helpinghandnutrition.com/nutrition-counseling.html Nutrition evaluation/ guidance

Pre-Assessment Results Females Average weight = 183.31 with a standard deviation of 22.53. Average BMI = 30.70 with a standard deviation of 2.42. Average nutrition rating = 2.63 out of 5 with a standard deviation of 0.51. Males Average weight = 268.13 with a standard deviation of 42.72. Average BMI = 39.43 with a standard deviation of 5.51. Average nutrition rating = 3.40 out of 5 and had a standard deviation of 0.63.

Post-Assessment Results Females Average weight = 179 with a standard deviation of 19.30. Average BMI = 30.01 with a standard deviation of 2.07. Average nutrition rating = 2.38 out of 5 and had a standard deviation of 0.51. While conducting a T-test, the weight correlation between pre and post-test was .00002, BMI correlation .00001 and nutrition rating .0003. Males Average weight = 261.47 with a standard deviation of 39.01. Average BMI = 38.46 with a standard deviation of 5.05. Average nutrition rating = 2.87 out of 5 and had a standard deviation of 0.64. While conducting a T-test, the weight correlation between pre and post-test was .0024, BMI correlation .0018 and nutrition rating .0013.

Results Chart Overall Average weight = 223.03 Average BMI = 34.79 with a Average nutrition rating = 3 out of 5

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Discussion Male group had more of a significant change and improved than the female group when comparing the pre-test and post-test weight loss. Overall, the program showed significant results since they are less than .05 in the post assessment. For the female group, there was no real change between the nutrition rating pre and post since the T test was .0824 compared to .0013 for the male group because the value is higher than .01.

Next Steps and Evaluation Suggest additional research into the female group since the nutrition rating had no significant change. Providing a nutrition plan for various calorie level brackets, in addition to monitoring, would be beneficial. Image source: http://thenourishinghome.com/2012/03/mastering-meal-planning/

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