EFFECT OF AEROBIC, CALLISTHENIC AND YOGIC EXERCISES ON ANXIETY AND CARDIOVASCULAR ENDURANCE OF SCHOOL BOYS OF NON–PARTICIPANTS OF SPORTS

Sreenivasa.G.M; Dr. P.C. Krishnaswamy

Volume : IV, Issue : III, March - 2015

EFFECT OF AEROBIC, CALLISTHENIC AND YOGIC EXERCISES ON ANXIETY AND CARDIOVASCULAR ENDURANCE OF SCHOOL BOYS OF NON–PARTICIPANTS OF SPORTS

Sreenivasa. G. M, Dr. P. C. Krishnaswamy

Abstract :

The purpose of study was to determine the effect of aerobic, callisthenic and yogic exercises on selected psychophysical variables. To achieve this, Sixty (60) IX standard school boys of non–participants of sports and studying in Government Schools of Solur, Narasapura, and Mudavadi, Tumkur District, Karnataka were selected as subjects randomly. Their age ranged from 13 to 15 years. The study was confined to the Trait Anxiety and Cardiovascular Endurance variables. The Trait Anxiety Inventory developed by Spielberg and adapted by Mohandas (1994) was used to assess trait anxiety of subjects in scores and cardiovascular endurance was tested with Cooper�s 12 Minutes Run/Walk recorded in meters. To find out the variance in the selected criterion variables due to the application of independent variable (Treatments: Aerobic, Callisthenic and Yogic Exercises), Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was applied and the level of significance was set at the 0.05 and 0.01 levels on each criterion variable. The result indicated that experimental groups (Aerobic, Callisthenic and Yogic Exercises groups) were significantly reduced the Trait Anxiety level and improve the cardiovascular endurance of the subjects when compared with the control group. It was also indicated that yoga exercise group had reduced anxiety level more and also improved better cardiovascular endurance when compared with aerobic and callisthenic exercises training groups respectively. On the other hand the control group did not differ in mentioned parameters. The study suggested that the results would provide a scientific base and guidance to the coaches and physical educationists to design the training programs for school boys of non–participants of sports.