DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2023.v11i07.020

Pages: 1316-1322

Introduction: Health benefits are associated with regular physical activity in children and adolescents. Exercise is Medicine is Global Initiative. Increase physical activity is advocated in various National Programs. Fit India Movement is a nation-wide movement in India to encourage people to remain healthy and fit by including physical activities and sports in their daily lives was launched by Prime Minister of India. In view of the prevalence, global reach and health effect of physical inactivity, the issue should be appropriately described as pandemic, with far-reaching health, economic, environmental and social consequences. Research question was to know physical activity, exercise prescription & referral status among adolescents of India. Methods: For this observational, descriptive, cross sectional research work ;written informed consent was taken from randomly selected 100 adolescents of age between 17-19 years and from their teachers for physical activity readiness questionnaire (PARQ Health, Canada)& for physical activity status assessment for type, frequency, duration & intensity were done and compared with norms and prescribed and referred as per Key Guidelines about Children and Adolescents physical activity given by US Department of Health & Human Services ,Exercise is Medicine ACSM &Clinical Sports Medicine Text Book Peter Brukner and Karim Khan that children and adolescents should do 60 minutes (1 hour) or more of physical activity daily this includes aerobic for most of the 60 or more minutes duration in a day should be either moderate- or vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity, and should include vigorous-intensity physical activity at least 3 days a week and should include muscle & bone strengthening physical activity on at least 3 days of the week.Data were processed in excel sheet & SPSS. The statistical significant difference among groups was determined by the chi square test, fisher exact test and Z-test. The level of significance was ..