COMPARISON OF PHYSICAL FITNESS LEVEL AMONG NEWLY ADMITTED STUDENTS IN TEACHERS TRAINING COURSE

Dr. Rajesh Pratap Singh

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to determine and to compare the individual student?s functional physical fitness levels measured by Modified AAPHER test item individually. For the purpose (N= 56) students from the teachers training courses i.e. B.P.Ed & M.P.Ed, age ranges in between 18 and 25 years purposively selected from the Department of Physical Education, C.S.J.M.U., Kanpur. Data was collected during Physical Fitness test by administering the Modified AAHPER Youth Fitness Test during the Session 2017-17. The test was administered as per the guidelines provided in Test manual. To check the difference of mean scores between the groups Independence Sample ttest was applied at 0.05% level of significance, descriptive statistics in which, mean, standard deviation and mean differences were obtained through (SPSS 20) software. The results revealed that the students of B.P.Ed courses had significantly superior in arms and shoulders strength, speed, explosive legs strength, abdominal muscular strength, agility and cardiovascular endurance as compared to the students of M.P.Ed courses. Results illustrate current problem areas and provide useful data for future investigators. Further investigations are also being needed on the above studied components along with body composition to differentiate between the students of B.P.Ed and M.P.Ed courses.

Keywords: Physical Fitness, Teachers Training Courses and Modified AAPHER Youth Fitness Test.