ABSTRACT:

Background: Exercise has become really important in everyone’s life. For living a healthy life it is important to have healthy body as well as healthy mind.

Objective of the study to compare and correlate level of physical fitness and level of mental stress in exercising and non-exercising individuals.

Methodology: 30 participants were taken, 15 in each group. Modified Harvard step test and perceived stress scale questionnaire was used to compare and correlate physical fitness and mental stress respectively.

Results showed higher physical fitness (p=0.0003) and lower mental stress level (p=0.0119) in exercising group and positive correlation between physical fitness and mental stress. (r=0.5349).