EFFECT OF RAMADAN FASTING ON ANTHROPOMETRIC VARIABLES PHYSICAL FITNESS COMPONENTS AND  PHYSIOLOGICAL VARIABLES OF MUSLIM MALE SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN

Dr. Gopal Chandra Saha, Mr. Shantanu Halder and Dr. Atul Das

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of Ramadan Fasting during Ramjan month on Anthropometric Measurements Physical Fitness Components and Physiological Variables of Muslim male School Going Children. The subjects undertaken for the study (N=77), age ranging from 10 -20 years, were from different Madrasa school of north 24 Parganas District of West Bengal. The Mean ± SD of age and height of the students were (13.92 ± 2.36) and (151.41 ± 12.99). The parameters chosen for this study under Anthropometric Variables were Weight, Height and Fat percentage, under Physical Fitness components were Flexibility, Abdominal Strength and Shoulder Strength, whereas under Physiological Variables were blood pressure profile. The test were administered prior to the start of Ramadan Fasting, the month of Ramjan and after the completion of one month of Ramadan Fasting and both the data were collected at the respective school premises. To investigate the effect of Ramadan Fasting during Ramjan month on Anthropometric Measurements, Physical Fitness Components and Physiological Variables on Muslim male School Going Children, the ‘t’ ratio was applied at p<0.05 level of significance. The result suggested that the Ramadan Fasting have positive and significant effect on Anthropometric Measurements, Physical Fitness Components and Physiological Variables on Muslim male School Going Children.

Keywords: Roja, Muslim, Physical, Physiological, Anthropometric