Physical Fitness of Active and Passive Smokers

Abstract

The issue in this study is the inadequate physical fitness of students at Univeritas Negeri Padang's Faculty of Sports Science, which is likely due to a large number of active and passive smokers among the students. The goal of this study was to see if there was a difference in physical fitness between active and passive smokers. The research is comparative in nature. The population is 60 people, and the sample is taken using a purposive sampling approach, primarily for male students who are passive smokers (23 people) and active smokers (23 people), for a total of 46 people. A multistage fitness test is utilized as the instrument. An independent sample t-test is used in the analytical approach. The results revealed that most active smokers' physical fitness was in the poor category, with an average of 37.17. The majority of passive smokers' physical fitness was poor, with an average of 34.43. Based on the results of the statistical tests, t observed 0.78 < t table 1684.