Abstract:
The study investigated the impact of an eight-week aerobic training program on
the life quality and physical well-being of male drug addicts. 26 male drug addicts
were selected from the Siripa Sewana Rehabilitation Center in Kuruwita, Sri
Lanka, and were randomly divided into two groups: an experimental group (n =
13) and a control group (n = 13). The experimental group underwent three morning
aerobic exercise sessions per week, while the control group engaged in daily
activities without specific training. A pre-test and post-test were conducted prior
to and after the treatments to measure changes in general health, limitations of
activities, physical and emotional health problems, social activities, pain, energy
and emotions. The results of the SF36 questionnaire were compared betweengroup
variance changes using a paired sample t-test. The experimental group
showed a greater improvement in all variables than the control group, with pvalues
of 0.000 at the 0.05 level. The experimental group had significant
improvements in a number of health-related variables, including general health (p
= 0.000), limitations of activities (p = 0.000), physical health problems (p = 0.000),
social activities (p = 0.000), and pain (p = 0.000). They also had a significant
improvement in energy and emotions (p = 0.000) compared to the control group.
The experimental group showed no significant improvement in emotional health
problems (p = 0.391) compared to the control group. Aerobic training can
positively impact the life quality and physical well-being of male drug addicts,
providing recommendations to include structured exercise programs in
rehabilitation plans.
