Abstract:
The purpose of the study is to analyze the effect of aerobic training and Zumba training on physical fitness variables of middle age obese women. To achieve the purpose thirty female participants (n=30, females) housewives’ were included in this study. All participants were eligible for inclusion in this study on the basis of their pre-medical record. Their age ranged from 30 to 40 years. Participants were randomly allocated into two groups namely aerobic training group (N=15) and Zumba training group (N=15). Additionally an inform consent was obtained from the participants. The following criterion variables were selected for the study such as cardio respiratory endurance, abdominal strength and flexibility. The training period would be the six weeks except Sunday of every week. The aerobic training group underwent twelve weeks of aerobic training, while the Zumba training group underwent twelve weeks of zumba training. Outcomes were measured at baseline and after the 12 weeks of intervention. The data were collected before and after the training period and the pretest, posttest were analyzed by ‘t’ ratio. The level of significance for the study was chosen as 0.05. It is concluded that the physical fitness variables namely cardio respiratory endurance, abdominal strength and flexibility are significantly improved due to aerobic training. It is also concluded that the physical fitness variables namely cardio respiratory endurance, abdominal strength and flexibility are significantly improved due to zumba training.
Author Name (s): Swathi Priya. K, Dr. R. Annadurai
Keywords: Aerobic Training, Zumba Training, Cardio Respiratory Endurance, Abdominal Strength, Flexibility.
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