EFFECT OF SLOW AND BRISK WALKING ON SELECTED CORONARY HEART DISEASE OF PROFESSIONAL COLLEGE MEN STUDENTS
Dr. I. John Parthiban* Dr. M. Gopinath**| Journal Title | : | Asian Journal of Multidisciplinary Research |
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| Page No | : | 1-5 |
| Volume | : | 1 |
| Issue | : | 1 |
| Month/Year | : | 1/2015 |
Keywords
Slow Continuous walking, Brisk Continuous Walking, Total cholesterol, Triglycerides
Abstract
Active life style is the essential requirement for an individual to preserve the well desired health and wellness. Though there is no consensus on the concept of active lifestyle, physical educationists all over the world are trying to find out various means and methods to protect the health of individuals through active life style elements. The present study is aimed to achieve the effect of slow and brisk walking on selected coronary heart disease of Professional college men students. To attained the purpose, forty five(N=45) Professional college men students doing Bachelor of Engineering in Anna University, BIT Campus, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India were selected as subjects and they were assigned equally into three groups of fifteen each namely Slow continuous walking group, Brisk continuous walking group and Control group. The experimental group(slow and brisk continuous walking) underwent the respective training for a period of 8 weeks (3 days/week), whereas the control remain as normal with the sedentary life. Coronary heart risk factors such as Total cholesterol and Triglycerides were selected, and it was assessed before and after the training period. Data were collected and statistically analyzed using ANCOVA. Scheffe’s post hoc test was applied to determine the significant difference between the paired means. In all the cases 0.05 level of significance was fixed. The resulting data revealed that 8 weeks of Slow continuous walking and Brisk continuous walking were found to be benefitted in modifying the lipids and lipoprotein levels among college men students compared to control. It is predominantly effective in Brisk Continuous Walking than slow continuous groups. Hence the study concluded that brisk continuous walking prevails in retaining the normal healthy body and obstruct from various coronary heart diseases.