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Are Former Athletes Protected Against Obesity after Retirement?


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1 Physical Education Department, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
2 University Technology Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
     

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The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity in retired athletes in Saudi Arabia. Seventy former athletes, aged from 20-60 years old, who had played in international and national competitions – and had since stopped competitive sport – were recruited for this study. Sports history, age, height, and weight were collected using an online questionnaire. The study results showed that 47.14% of the participants are overweight and 22.86% are obese. The results of this study indicated that many former athletes had high BMI after ceasing participation in competitive sport. Also, the results indicated that there is a significant difference between BMI before and after retirement.

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Former Athletes, Obesity, Overweight, Physical Activity, Body Mass Index.
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Authors

Zayed M. Altowerqi
Physical Education Department, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Zainal Abidin Bin Zainuddin
University Technology Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Asha Hasnimy Binti Mohd Hashim
University Technology Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Amjaad Omar Almarwaey
University Technology Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Abstract


The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity in retired athletes in Saudi Arabia. Seventy former athletes, aged from 20-60 years old, who had played in international and national competitions – and had since stopped competitive sport – were recruited for this study. Sports history, age, height, and weight were collected using an online questionnaire. The study results showed that 47.14% of the participants are overweight and 22.86% are obese. The results of this study indicated that many former athletes had high BMI after ceasing participation in competitive sport. Also, the results indicated that there is a significant difference between BMI before and after retirement.

Keywords


Former Athletes, Obesity, Overweight, Physical Activity, Body Mass Index.



DOI: https://doi.org/10.37506/v11%2Fi2%2F2020%2Fijphrd%2F195123