This paper examines the well-being of eight domains of youth in the marginalized urban community. Study area was at Low Cost Housing Project of Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur. Four hundred of youth age between 15 -25 years old has been selected by stratified sampling. The average of well-being score is intermediate for the whole sample. However, the male score is slightly higher compared to female. Moral values show the highest score whilst participation in the community shows the lowest score for both male and female. As a conclusion, there is intermediate score of well-being of youth in the urban marginalized community.

This paper examines the well-being of eight domains  of youth in the marginalized urban community. Study area was at Low Cost Housing Project of Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur. Four hundred of youth age between 15 – 25 years old has been selected by stratified sampling. The average of well-being score is intermediate  for the whole sample. However, the male score is slightly higher compared to female. Moral values show the highest score whilst participation in the community shows the lowest score for both male and female. As a conclusion, there is intermediate score of well-being  of youth in the urban marginalized community.© 2016.The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies, Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.Keywords: Well-being; marginalized; community; youth

This paper aims to discuss the influence of social environment on the lifestyle of youth in the rural area. The social environment refers to the immediate physical and social setting in which youth live or in which something happens or develops. It includes the public amenities provided by the authority to be used by the public. A healthy lifestyle was measured by asking respondents to respond to questions whether social environment facilities provided in the area influence the youth lifestyle. Social environment positively influences the healthy lifestyle of youth. However it differed between areas.

This study aimed to examine the metabolic cost during tyre and rope functional training. 20 male youth aged between 20 and 24 years old with average age (22.05 ± 1.46) were recruited for this study. Participants involved in three types of exercise that uses rope and three types of exercise using a tire. Metabolic cost (Metabolic Equivalent of Task value, oxygen consumption, energy cost, and pulse rate training) during training was measured using a special tool called portable metabolic analyzer. Results showed the average MET value for exercises using rope and tires for 10 minutes was 7.25 ± 1.62. The average recorded oxygen consumption was 1655.05 ± 295.703) mL • min-1. While the average energy used is 74.75 ± 14.78 kcal or 7.47 kcal • min-1. The average pulse rate during a 10-minute exercise function was 153.15 ± 13.28 per minute. Overall, using rope and tire as tools for resistance training would give many advantages for the functionality development among the individuals.

High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is one of the most popular training nowadays and is commonly used by sportsmen as well as fitness practitioners to improve performance. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of HIIT training using tires and ropes on cardiovascular fitness, peak power, and body composition. This study used a Quasiexperimental (pretest-posttest Nonequivalent Comparison) design. A total of 52 male with an average age of 22.67 ± 0.92 years voluntarily participated in this study and were divided into two groups, experimental and control group. The intervention was conducted for 20 minutes per session, three times a week, and for eight weeks. After eight weeks of training, ANCOVA analysis showed by adjusting the pre-test scores as a covariate, the post-test score of the cardiovascular fitness and peak power for the experimental group was significantly higher compared to the control group, F (1, 49) = 83.85, p = 0.001, and F (1, 49) = 7.43, p = 0.009. Meanwhile, no significant difference was seen for the post-test score of body composition between control and experimental group, F (1, 49) = 2.05, p = 0.158. The results of this study suggested that eight weeks of tires and ropes exercise are effective for increasing cardiovascular fitness and peak power levels, but not in reducing the percentage of body fat among young male.