EFFECT OF EXERCISE ON AMNESIA AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN NIGERIA

Abstract

The study investigates the effect of exercise on amnesia among undergraduate Students in Kogi, Nigeria. Proportionate sampling techniques was used to choose eighty (80) undergraduates from four (4) faculties; Arts and Humanities, Education, Management Sciences and Social Sciences. Questionnaires were used to collect the data for analysis. Time series design was used to place the participant in training for eight (12) weeks. Participants were selected using a probability sampling procedure in which they are systematically drawn from the complete student list with the faculty Dean. The descriptive statistic of mean, standard deviation (SD) was used to describe the data collected and Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient (PPMC) was used to analyze the work and a significant level of .05 alpha to test the hypothesis. There was a significant influence of exercise on the cognitive performance of undergraduate students with amnesia in Nigeria; it was also found that there was significant type of exercises that influences amnesia among undergraduate students with amnesia in Nigerian. From the findings made, the following conclusions were drawn: exercise influences cognitive performance of undergraduate students in Nigeria. Exercises such as games, Puzzles and Sudoku promotes healthy cognitive aging of undergraduate students in Nigerian. It is recommended amongst others that undergraduates should participate in physical activities early in the morning and later in the evening after their classes to help improve their cognitive.