ISOLATED AND COMBINED EFFECT OF BRISK WALKING AND AEROBIC EXERCISE ON MUSCULAR STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE AND CARDIO VASCULAR ENDURANCE AMONG MIDDLE AGED MEN

R.BalaSubramani; Dr. P. K. Subramaniam

Volume : IV, Issue : VII, July - 2015

ISOLATED AND COMBINED EFFECT OF BRISK WALKING AND AEROBIC EXERCISE ON MUSCULAR STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE AND CARDIO VASCULAR ENDURANCE AMONG MIDDLE AGED MEN

R. Balasubramani, Dr. P. K. Subramaniam

Abstract :

The main purpose of this study was to find out the isolated and combined effect of isk walking and aerobic exercise on muscular strength and endurance and cardiovascular endurance among middle aged men For this study sixty middle aged men selected from Gudiathamvellor District. The age of the subjects ranged from 35 to 45 years. The selected Sixty subjects were divided into four equal groups(n-15), Experimental Group A named as Briskwalking group, experimental groups B named as Aerobic exercise group, experimental group C named combined (isk walking and aerobic exercise) group and Group D acted as control group. Pre-test was conducted on muscular strength and endurance and Cardio vascular Endurance for all groups. The measurements were carefully regarded in their respective unit as pre-test score. After pre-test Experimental Group A was treated with iskwalking, Experimental Group B was treated with Aerobic exercise and Experimental group C treated with combined group exercise for five days per a week for the period of twelve weeks. Whereas Group D not treated with any specific training,they kept as control group. After twelve weeks of training post-test was conducted on muscular strength and endurance and cardiovascular endurance measured and carefully recorded as post-test score. The collected pre and post-test data from the three groups were statistically analyzed by analysis of covariance. Whenever the F ratio was found to be significant for adjusted post-test mean, Scheffe�s test was followed as a post hoc test to determine the level of significant difference between the paired means. The level of significance was fixed at 0.05 level of confidence