Author(s) Name: Dr. B.Ramkumar
Abstract
The present study is aimed to achieve the effect of slow and brisk continuous walking on selected coronary heart disease of middle aged men. To attain the purpose forty five middle aged men living in Chidambaram, Tamilnadu India were selected as subjects and they were assigned equally into three groups of fifteen each They are Group-I as Slow continuous walking, Group-II as Brisk continuous walking and Group-III as Control. The duration of experimental period is 8 weeks (3 days/week). Slow continuous walking and Brisk continuous walking were performed by the experimental groups whereas the control remain as normal with the sedentary life. Selected Biochemical variables such as Total cholesterol and Triglycerides were analyzed before and after the training period. Biochemical analysis was done by the concerned Biochemist, Department of Biochemistry, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar. 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.
Keywords: Slow Continuous walking, Brisk Continuous Walking, Total cholesterol, Triglycerides.
Please cite this article as: Dr. B.Ramkumar. Effect of Slow and Brisk Continuous Walking on Selected Coronary Heart Disease of Middle Aged Men. International Journal of Recent Research and Applied Studies. 2014, 1, 1 (19), 77 – 81.
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