Abstract:
The research aims to determine the relationship of nutrition behavior, exercise behavior affected on health related physical fitness and to compare nutrition behavior, exercise behavior and health related physical fitness between normal nutrition and overnutrition students. Samples were done as Multi-Stage Sampling using the 2nd level students of Wat Donthong school, Muang Chachoengsao, totally, 218 persons at the age between 10-12 years old. Samples were evaluated nutrition behavior, exercise behavior and health related physical fitness. Statistic used for data analysis consisted of correlation statistic and independent samples t-test statistic.
The result showed that nutrition behavior effected to health related physical fitness which comprised of 1 mile walk/run (r = .170), push ups 1 minute (r = .223) and sit and reach
(r = .145) whereas exercise behavior effected to health related physical fitness comprised of
1 mile walk/run (r = - .710), abdominal curls 1 minute (r = .548), sit and reach (r = - .235), hand grip (r = .457) and skinfold thickness (r = - .582). The comparison result showed overnutrition students had exercise behavior of 1 mile walk/run, push ups 1 minute, abdominal curls 1 minute, hand grip and skinfold thickness lower than those in normal nutrition students, while nutrition behavior not show significant difference. Consequently, the result concluded that food consumption and exercise correlated with the different physical fitness in overnutrition students (Cardiovascular Fitness, Muscular Strength, Muscular Endurance and Body Composition) depending on appropriated daily activities and lacking of exercise.