Effect of Circuit Training on Selected Physical Fitness Variables among School Children of Karnataka State

Abstract:

The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of circuit training on selected physical fitness variables among school children of Karnataka state. It was hypothesized that there would be significant differences on selected physical fitness variables due to the effect of circuit training among school children of Karnataka state. For the present study the 30 male school children from Karnataka state were selected at random and their age was 14 to 16 years. For the present study pre test – post test random group design which consists of control group and experimental group was used. The subjects were randomly assigned to two equal groups of fifteen each and named as Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’. Group ‘A’ underwent circuit training for 12 weeks and Group ‘B’ has not undergone any training. Speed was assessed by 30 meters standing start, agility was assessed by shuttle run (10 meters x 4) and explosive power was assessed by standing broad jump test. The data was collected before and after twelve weeks of training. The data was analyzed by applying Analysis of Co-Variance (ANCOVA). The level of significance was set at 0.05. The circuit training had positive impact on speed, agility and explosive power among school children of Karnataka state. The experimental group showed better improvement on speed, agility and explosive power among school children of Karnataka state than the control group.

Author Name : Anuradha.K.N & Dr.R.Gandhi

Keywords: Circuit Training, School Children, Speed, Agility, Explosive Power.