EFFECT OF DIFFERENT TRAINING METHODS ON HEALTH RELATED PHYSICAL FITNESS

Dr. Sakti Ranjan Mishra; Sri Ardhendu Kumar Das; Dr. Ashok Kumar Nayak

Volume : V, Issue : XI, November - 2015

EFFECT OF DIFFERENT TRAINING METHODS ON HEALTH RELATED PHYSICAL FITNESS

Dr. Sakti Ranjan Mishra, Sri Ardhendu Kumar Das, Dr. Ashok Kumar Nayak

Abstract :

 The purpose of this study was to know the effect of different training methods on health related physical fitness of school going adolescent students. One hundred twenty school going adolescent students, age ranging between 13 to 15 years acted as subjects and assigned to four groups (three experimental and one control group) with 30 students each. The three experimental groups were Circuit Training, Plyometric Training and Interval Training groups. Health related physical fitness parameters such as Abdominal Muscle Strength (Sit Up), Flexibility (Sit and Reach), Cardiovascular Endurance (1 Mile Run), and Body Fat % (Triceps and Sub–Scapular Skin fold) were measured before and after training. All the experimental Groups (Circuit training, Plyometric training and Interval training) was administered with the selected exercises, thrice in a week for a duration of 12 weeks under direct supervision of the researcher. The analysis of data revealed that the three experimental groups, showed significant gains in performance of health related physical fitness after administration of training for duration of 12 weeks. The control group did not show any significant increase in the performance