The evaluation of the healthy lifestyle behaviors of trainers and athletes in Bursa province

Purpose: This study is the evaluation of the healthy lifestyle behaviors of trainers and athletes in Bursa. In the study, it is aimed to contribute to the related field literature by revealing the thoughts of people on healthy lifestyles, who are in sports but with two different statuses, taking into account their sub-dimensions. Materials and Methods: The sample of the study consisted of 68 trainers and 338 athletes in Bursa. The data were collected anonymously via a Google Survey by invitation method. Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors (HLB) Scale was developed by Walker et al. in 1987. Bahar et al. The validity and reliability study of the Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale II was conducted in Turkey in 2008. SYBD II consisted of 52 questions in total. It has 6 sub-dimensions. The questions in the scale measure the health-promoting behaviors of individuals in relation to a healthy lifestyle. Complementary statistics and significance levels of the socio-demographic characteristics of the participants were evaluated, T Test and Anova result for the difference of the total scores of the sub-dimensions according to the occupational groups was accepted as p <0.05 for all statistical analyzes. Results: There is a statistically significant difference between occupational groups in the total scores of spirituality, nutrition, physical activity, health responsibility and stress management, which are sub-dimensions of the HLB II scale. No difference was found between interpersonal relationships and occupational groups, which are sub-dimensions of the scale. Conclusion: These groups, who are active in sports with different statuses, should be encouraged to increase the level of healthy behavior, which are role models in society. Keywords: Healthy Lifestyle, Physical Activity, Stress, Trainer, Athlete.