IJAR - Indian Journal of Applied Research

BASANAGOUDA S LAXMESHWAR; Dr .K K Amarnatha

Volume : V, Issue : XII, December - 2015

A Comparative Analysis on Physical Fitness of Rural and Urban High School Students

Basanagouda S Laxmeshwar, Dr . K K Amarnatha

Abstract :

The word “Physical Education”, Refers to various bodily characters such as physical strength physical development physical health and physical appearance. Primitive man recognized physical fitness as necessary to his survival but modern man. In this mechanical age tends to become compliment and forgets its importance not only to his efficiency and happiness. Robson et.al., administered the simple physical fitness test battery for study of physical fitness of elementary school children of defence and –non–deference personal 150 boys and girls from garden one through five of Kendriya Vidyalaya Gwalior were selected at Random as subjects for the study to asses the physical fitness the subjects were administered the simple physical fitness test battery for at Laxmibhai national college of physical education Gwalior in the year 1977. The researcher has used experimental method to compare the physical fitness between rural and urban high school students of Shri Netaji Subhaschandra Bhose–Government High school, Neeralakeri and Basaveshwar High Scool Bagalkot respectively for this experimental method (AAPHER) test of physical fitness is applied to high school boys to collect the data. Within the limitation of this study the following conclusions justified as per the results obtained. of the five Physical variables Speed, Endurance, Agility, Strength and Flexibility were found to be the sportsman boys of high school have higher strength and flexibility where as Non sportsman have higher in speed Endurance and Agility.