IJSR - International Journal of Scientific Research

Mr.Subash Joseph; Dr.K.Sreedhar

Volume : VII, Issue : VIII, August - 2018

EFFECT OF ALTITUDE TRAINING ON BODY COMPOSITION, VITAL CAPACITY AND 1500 Mts PERFORMANCE AMONG TEEN AGE BOYS

Mr. Subash Joseph, Dr. K. Sreedhar

Abstract :

The purpose of the study was to find out theeffect of altitude training on vital capacity, 1500 mts performance and body composition among teen age boys. To achieve this purpose, 45 male students were randomly selected. The age of the subjects were ranged from 15 to 18 years. The subjects were further classified at random into three equal groups of 15 subjects each namely Group – I (Control), group – II (EXP–I–underwent endurance training at altitude) and group – III(EXP–II–underwent endurance training at sea level) for five days per week for eight weeks.The selected criterion variables namely vital capacity,1500 mts performance and body compositionwere assessed before and after the training period. The collected data were statistically analysed by using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). When the F ratio of the adjusted post test mean was found to be significant, Scheffe’s post hoc test was employed to find out the paired mean difference. All the data were analyzed using SPSS statistical package. From the results of the study it was found that there was a significant improvement on vital capacity, 1500 mts performance and significant reduction in body weight and BMI among the experimental groups when compared with the control group.