IMPACT OF LOW INTENSITIES AEROBIC EXERCISE ON SELECTED HEALTH RELATED PHYSICAL FITNESS CHANGES OF OBESE ADULTS
Dr. R. Auvai| Journal Title | : | Asian Journal of Applied Research |
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| Page No | : | 1-3 |
| Volume | : | 1 |
| Issue | : | 1 |
| Month/Year | : | 1/2015 |
Keywords
Aerobic, Strength, Endurance, Flexibility, BMI.
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of low intensity aerobic exercises on selected health related physical fitness of obese adults. To achieve the purpose of the present study, thirty obese adults were randomly selected from Chennai district, Tamilnadu, India and their age ranged from 18 to 21 years. The selected subjects were divided into two groups of fifteen subjects in each. Group I acted as low intensity aerobic exercises group and Group II acted as control group. The Low intensity aerobic exercises group participated for a period of eight weeks for alternate three days in a week and the post-tests were taken. To find out the difference between the two groups paired‘t’ test was used. The result reveals that the low intensity aerobic exercises group showed better performance on cardio respiratory endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility and body mass index than the control group.