Abstract
This study was to ivestigated effects of adult fitness literacy programme (AFLP) in promoting physical activities among adults in Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria. Specifically, it determined effectiveness of AFLP in increasing participation in aerobic, strength, flexibility, and balance activities. Population was made up of adult 124 participants The study used a quasi-experimental pre-test post-test design.Data were collected with questionnaire. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation and t-test at 0.05 level of significance. Results show that for aerobic activities, the mean scores increased significantly from pre-test to post-test. For vigorous activities, the mean rose from 3.5 (SD = 0.82) to 4.2 (SD = 0.63), while for moderate aerobic activities, the mean increased from 2.9 (SD = 0.65) to 3.5 (SD = 0.74). Similarly, self-rated current aerobic fitness improved from a mean of 3.2 (SD = 0.87) to 3.8 (SD = 0.69). Paired t-tests revealed these improvements were statistically significant, with t-statistics ranging from 2.47 to 7.69 and corresponding p-values less than 0.001, except for session duration where p = 0.004 (t = 3.08). For strength-based activities, participants also showed significant increases, with the mean for weight lifting, push-ups, or sit-ups rising from 3.57 to 4.21, and the mean for activities involving resistance bands or free weights increasing from 2.95 to 3.52, both at the p<0.001 level.