Investigations On Students' Physical Fitness And Life Style Among University Minorities In Xinjiang

Research objective: In Recent years, the survey on national physical fitness has been continuously taken in our country,.But the data on students'physical fitness declares that their fitness conditions are dropping year by year.It explains that students'physical condition in our country are developing into a very serious situation. Thus there is an urgent need to improve students' physical health. Xinjiang is a multi-ethnic gathering place with unique ethnic characteristics. Minority students in Xinjiang universities is a very important group and covers a high percentage of college students. Research on this ethnic group can make better understanding on health conditions, living behavior, characteristics and the relationship between the Xinjiang minority college students.Research method:This paper has carried on some research techniques such as literature material, the test method, questionnaire, survey procedure.Research result:The actual investigation and the physique test to the national minority students in Xinjiang to obtain the first material and the data, through which drew certain conclusion to these materials and the following statistical analysis:1. The physique state of the minority students in Xinjiang has some obvious rules and characteristics. The minority students'growth condition, for instance, the height and body weight, are good, especially the male students which display well-body condition. The growth condition of female students with Han nationality are all better than national minority female students, and the physique state of the male minority students all surpasses that of the female students. The average index of minority students and Han students are both within the standard scope.2. As for body function, the restoration of cardiovascular system among male minority students is friends with the Han male students. The same case also happens between Han female students and female minority students. On the aspect of physical quality, each target index for Han students are better than that for minority university students.3.This can explain that the physical quality not just relies on the congenital heredity, but also lies in the influence of the later life style, and physical training will have the very big relations. The religion life style undoubtedly plays an important role on the development of physical quality in minority students. The minority students in Xinjiang universities are more easily to get digesting or respiratory diseases, and also the rate of unexpected wounds is higher. Research shows that their diet habits and daily life styles have some unreasonable aspects.4. The sights condition among Xinjiang minority students is impressively better than Han students. This phenomenon is worth of some further thorough research. The life and study expense among minority students are mainly depend on the family supplies. They seldom have chance to take part-time job for financial sources. And their religious beliefs are the main factors which influence their life style and living habits.The main conclusions: Through better understanding on minority students' health conditions, lifestyles, educators can take measures to promote national Fitness and Health education. It will have important theoretical and practical significance to .improve physical health of minority college students.1. The height, weight and physical development of minority college students are in good condition. The ethnic boys' physical functions have normal development, and the physical function of female students are relatively poorer than that of the Han's.2. The irrational dietary pattern of Xinjiang minority students need to be improved. Also, minority students show a high proportion of male alcohol consumption, low incidence of myopia, low self-awareness and self- reliance. In general, their living habits make a great influence on their physical fitness.3. Traditional religious lifestyles along with modern campus life make double impact on minority male and female students.Recommendation: 1. Emphasis on the lifestyles of minority students and their physical health enhance the research and missionary work. 2 .To ehance knowledge on nutrition education to minority students can encourage them to voluntarily correct the long-standing bad living habits, also to help them establish a good way of life, especially good exercise habits. 3. Schools at all levels should help them form life-long physical training habits so that they can consciously improve the physical health.