Physical fitness of the applied Thai traditional medical students at faculty of medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University.
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2012-01
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Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate the fitness of applied Thai traditional medical (ATTM) students thereby
obtaining data to promote a greater physical fitness in ATTM students.
Methods: Cardio-respiratory fitness, muscular strength, flexibility and body composition were measured in 208 ATTM students
from years 1 to 4 in the academic year 2010. To determine their lifestyles, questionnaires were also answered by ATTM students.
Results: Firstly, although cardio-respiratory fitness of female ATTM students was within normal limit of Thai, cardio-respiratory
fitness of male ATTM students was lower than that of Thai. Secondly, muscular strength of both male and female ATTM
students was lower than those of Thai. Thirdly, flexibility of ATTM students was comparable to that of Thai. Fourthly,
although BMI of ATTM students was comparable to that of Thai, the average waist to hip circumference ratio of female
ATTM students was higher than that of female Thai. Finally, eighty four percent of ATTM students exercised less than three
times a week and fifty percent of ATTM students ate less than three meals per day, respectively.
Conclusion: ATTM students need not only the training programs for cardio-respiratory fitness, and muscular strength but
also need a breakfast campaign. Persuading them to pay more attention to their physical exercises and appropriate diets will
eventually create the healthy ATTM practitioners in the future.
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Physical fitness, Applied Thai Traditional Medical Student, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
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Limjindaporn Thawornchai, Ekpruchayakoon Warit, Ekpruchayakoon Warit, Manoonpol Chayanit, Singthong Numpone, Subsatitkul Ronnachai, Chantakarn Sunanta, Laohapand Tawee, Pranootnarabhal Tharnthip. Physical fitness of the applied Thai traditional medical students at faculty of medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University. Siriraj Medical Journal, 2012 Jan; 64(suppl): 93-95.