A CORRELATIONAL STUDY OF WELLNESS LIFESTYLE FACTORS AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS OF SELECTED IIM IN INDIA

Introduction and Background- The lifestyle disorders are increasing at alarming rate, whereas people are inclined towards being physically fit for cosmetic fitness purposes, Where either shedding some kilos or having a toned body like their ideals in the cinema, which keeps them superficial in terms of education and literacy. The fitness or healthy lifestyle is not merely taken as a short sprint but it is a lifelong marathon to run actively. The world is having web of occupational aspirations, We tend to offer highest education to our children to excel academically and then earn a living out of it later in life, This whole process of education and earning taken a mental and physical toll on them, they tend to keep their health and lifestyle at the back seat. This also brings the significance of underlining the relation of their academic grades and Wellness Lifestyle. Material and Methods- A Wellness Lifestyle questionnaire based study on the students (N= 415) of selected Indian institutes of Management to get Wellness Lifestyle Scores and academic Achievement were taken into consideration. Results – In our study, students of selected IIMs of India had been taken under observation and resulted a no significant difference between the Wellness Lifestyle Score and Academic grades, therefore no significant correlation was found in all nine variables score of Wellness Lifestyle and academic Achievement