Combination of Sand Dune Running and Stair Climbing Exercises on Selected Motor Fitness Parameters among Elite Handball Players

Abstract:

The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of combination of sand dune running and stair climbing exercises on selected motor fitness parameters such as cardio respiratory endurance and muscular endurance among elite handball players. To achieve this purpose thirty male handball players were selected as subjects, their aged between 18 to 25 years, they were studying different faculties of Annamalai University, Tamilnadu. The selected subjects were divided into two equal groups of fifteen subjects each, namely combination of sand dune running and stair climbing exercises group and control group. The sand dune running and stair climbing exercises group trained for three alternative days in a week for twelve weeks. Training group after a warm up for 5 minutes underwent Sand dune running six weeks after that next six weeks climbing stairs having 18 steps with vertical height of 3 meters with variation of slow, medium, high, medium and slow speed walk and sprints alternatively and finished each session with cool down exercises. Cardio respiratory endurance and muscular endurance were selected as criterion variables and they were tested by using cooper’s 12 minutes run/walk test and Bent knee sit ups respectively. ANCOVA was used to find out the significant different if any between the groups. The results of the study showed that there was a significant improvement on selected motor fitness parameters such as cardio respiratory endurance and muscular endurance due to twelve weeks of combination of sand dune running and stair climbing exercises among elite handball players.

Author Name : Dr.S.Manikandan

Keywords: Sand dune Running, Stair Climbing, Motor Fitness, Cardio Respiratory Endurance, Muscular Endurance.


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