Background: The moderate intensity training sessions have a vital role towards the body composition and aerobic fitness of college level recreationally active female students or biggners in fitness journey.
Objectives: The aims of the study were to analyze the effect of the moderate intensity training sessions on body composition and aerobic fitness of the female students.
Methodology: An experimental Pre-test Post-test study Design was used. A sample of fourteen female students aged 17-20 years were selected to participate (n-14) through simple random sampling from the Govt degree colleges for Women Alipur Chattha, Gujranwal. A moderate continuous intensity level training of 8 weeks were given to the participants. SPSS version 23 was used for data analysis.
Results: The average age of the participants was 18.28±1.2 years; the average height of the participants was 158.5±11.85 cm. Difference in distance, 132.71±26.94 m, difference in VO2, 2.97± 0.62, difference in weight 1.51±0.38 kg, difference in BMI 0.59±0.21, and difference in waist 1.39±0.53 inches were observed after the training sessions. T and p-values confirms that training sessions have significant (p<0.05) effect on all the study variables of the participants.
Conclusion(s): It is concluded that 8 weeks moderate intensity level of continuous training has significant effect on body composition and aerobic fitness of the female students.
The study was aimed to analyze the relationship of co-curricular activities with students’ physical and mental health of Male Secondary School students of FATA. A sample size of 200 respondents was selected on the basis of random sampling technique. A questionnaire of five points Likert Scale after seeking due permission from Principals and Head Masters was used to reach to the in-depth of the phenomena. Statistical techniques Mean, Percentage and Standard Deviation were run to analyze the collected data. The researcher analyzed the relationship between co-curricular involvement and its positive impacts on students’ health performances. Finally it was determined that co-curricular activities have a long-lasting connection with physical and mental health of secondary schools students.
Since the onset of the pandemic and its subsequent demise, many have jumped onto online platforms as a means of working, shopping, learning, and conducting training program. This study was designed to determine the impact of online training program on health-related physical fitness. The results of the study indicate that online training program showed significant improvements in most of the parameters studied, which include V02 max, plank test, sit and reach exercise, and hand grip strength significantly meaning that indeed online training program if conducted properly can be impactful on health related-physical fitness. Even BMI and skin fold measurement showed improvement of the participants after the conclusion of the study also fund significant. Thus, it can be concluded that online training program holds great potential in improving health related physical fitness and should be compared in future studies with the traditional training program methods.
Transgenders are not actively participating in sports in Pakistan. There may be many factors and barriers involved for their non-participation Objective: To investigate the factors responsible for the non -participation of transgender in sports. Methods: Cross-sectional approach was applied for the collection of required data. Snowball sampling technique for the selection of purposive sampling was applied. Appropriate questionnaire was prepared and used for data collection from a sample of (n=118) individuals with mean age 16 years. Feasibility of the questionnaire was obtained with the help of pilot testing by selecting 30 individuals. Results: The analyzed data have shown that almost all transgender have agreed upon the importance of sports in their lives. At the same time, the results have shown that different factors such as governmental, societal and personal significantly contributing for their non-participation in sports (0.024 < 0.05, 007 < 0.05 & 0.009 < 0.05). Conclusion: The results of the study indicated a viewpoint of the transgender that describes sports as one of the important means for getting recreation and satisfaction. Given this stance, one might expect that transgender would experience discomfort while participation in sports. However, the research findings do not reveal any deleterious effect of sports participation in light of the views of transgender.
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