The Impacts Of Regular Exercise On The Development Of Household Life Skills Irrisa Rosyid (a*), Dikdik Zafar Sidik (b), Amung Ma^mun (b)
a) Sekolah Pascasarjana, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setiabudi No.229, Isola, Kec. Sukasari, Kota Bandung, Jawa Barat 40154 Indonesia
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b) Sekolah Pascasarjana, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setiabudi No.229, Isola, Kec. Sukasari, Kota Bandung, Jawa Barat 40154
Abstract
A woman^s life has more heavy responsibilities than a man^s. Having the status of a married woman as well as being a housewife requires women to have more responsibilities in domestic work. On the other hand, the profession of a housewife is often underestimated and not appreciated. With so many tasks that must be done, housewives are vulnerable to stress and physical fatigue. The emotional management ability possessed by housewives in carrying out their roles greatly contributes to avoiding depression in the future. Sports are proven to facilitate the learning process of life skills (Zdroik & Veliz, 2020). For women, exercise acts as a stimulant for the production of body morphine, which is an endorphin or hormone that provides a sense of freshness, comfort, and joy that can reduce stress and chaos (Davidson & Murphy, 1986: 273-278). The purpose of the study was to examine the effect of routine and structured running exercise on improving life skills in housewives. The sample of this study involved 100 samples of housewives aged 30-45 years taken from the MGB running community, totaling 157 people. Life Skills for Sport (LSSS) instruments are used and disseminated via Google Form. LSSS is an instrument that contains eight (eight) components of life skills with 47 closed statements. The results showed that overall life skills were in the high category, with an average of 4,13. A comparison test using Mann-Whitney analysis revealed that there was a significant difference between the life skills of housewives who actively exercised at least three times a week (p =.487) compared to housewives who do not routinely run a running training program. A routine and structured running training program can be a recommendation for practitioners and members to improve life skills. Increasing life skills also means improving the quality of life of housewives as they carry out their complex roles.
Keywords: housewives, life skills, active female, domestic
