TY - JFULL AU - Mawarni Mohamed and Sharifah Shahira A. Hamid PY - 2017/3/ TI - The Impact of Community Settlement on Leisure Time Use and Body Composition in Determining Physical Lifestyles among Women T2 - International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences SP - 472 EP - 477 VL - 11 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10006563 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 122, 2017 N2 - Leisure time is an important component to offset the sedentary lifestyle of the people. Women tend to benefit from leisure activities not only to reduce stress but also to provide opportunities for well-being and self-satisfaction. This study was conducted to investigate body composition and leisure time use among women in Selangor from the influences of community settlement. A total of 419 women aged 18-65 years were selected to participate in this study. Descriptive statistics, t-test and ANOVA were used to analyze the level of physical activity and the relationship between leisure-time use and body composition were made to analyze the physical lifestyles. The results showed that women with normal body composition seem to be involved in more passive activities than women with less weight gain and obesity. Thus, the study recommended that the government and other health and recreational agencies should develop more places and activities suitable for leisure preference for women in their community settlement so they become more interested to engage in more active recreational and physical activities. ER -