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    CHALLENGES FACING WOMEN PARTICIPATION IN PHYSICAL FITNESS ACTIVITIES IN KWARA STATE UNIVERSITY, MALETE
    (2024-01-26) Halimat I’ya ISMAIL-ORIRE1; Mohammed Kehinde OLOKOBA2
    The rate of participation in physical fitness is extremely low in women. The objectives of this research are; to determine if there is a safe environment for the female students to involve in physical fitness programme within the school; to find out if there is enough equipment for all the students within the university; The Research design adopted for the study is the survey design. The target population for this study comprises of female students of Kwara State University, Ilorin. The sample size consist of one hundred and twenty (120) female students of Kwara State University, Malete using a total of 30 female students from each level. 100l to 400l. A structured questionnaire was used, the research adopted the content validity used the pilot study method for reliability. The T test was used for testing hypotheses Findings revealed that safe environment has a significant effect on women participation in physical fitness, availability of equipment has significant effect on women participation in physical fitness. This study concluded that if solutions are followed to the letter, there is a good chance that the participation of women in fitness activities will increase. The study recommends that the educational components that debunk common myths surrounding women's fitness and highlight the numerous benefits of physical activity should be emphasized.