Volume : IV, Issue : XII, December - 2014

Influence of Varied Intensity of Walking on Selected Physiological Variables Among Middle Aged Men

Dr. J. Karthikeyan

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The purpose of this study was to find out the influence of varied intensity of walking on selected physiological variables among middle aged men. The subjects were restricted to a minimum number of Sixty subjects consisting of Twenty men subjects would serve as control group and the remaining Forty would undergo systematic walking training and among forty, twenty for Low intensity walking group (LIWG) and remaining twenty for High intensity walking group (HIWG) at The M.D.T Hindu College, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu under the supervision of researcher.The subjects were selected from Tirunelveli city, Tamilnadu and their age was from 35 to 45 years as per the school records. The study was formulated as a random group design. The score were compared by using (ANCOVA) The level of significant chosen was 0.05 level. It was found that the High intensity walking group (HIWG) showed better result on the variables VO2 max, Body Fat and Heart rate for middle aged men.

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Dr. J. Karthikeyan Influence of Varied Intensity of Walking on Selected Physiological Variables Among Middle Aged Men Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.4, Issue : 12 December 2014

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