Effect of Aerobic Exercises with Medium Intensity and Duration on Selected Motor Fitness Variables of Handball Players

Abstract :
The purpose of the present study was to find out the effect of aerobic exercises with medium intensity and duration
on selected motor ability components of hand ball players. To achieve the purpose of the present study, forty students from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kalpetta, Wayanad, Kerala, India were selected as subjects at random and their ages ranged from 13 to 15 years. The selected subjects are divided in to two groups. The experimental group participated aerobic training with medium intensity and duration for eight weeks. The control group was not undergone any training other than their daily routine. The criterion measures speed was measured by 50 metres dash and the unit is in seconds, agility was measured by ‘T’ Agility run test and the unit is in seconds and explosive power was measured by sargent vertical jump test and the unit is in centimetres. The two groups were statistically analysed by using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) at 0.05 level. The result reveals that the aerobic training with medium intensity and duration group has showed better performance on speed, agility and explosive power than the control group.

Author Name(s) : Deeva, E, Dr.S.Nagarajan

Keywords: Aerobic Exercises, Medium Intensity, Handball, Motor Fitness.


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