Author(s): Immaculate Steffy

Abstract:
This study was designed to investigate the effect of rhythmic exercise on aerobic performance of adolescence girls. To achieve the purpose of this study 40 high-school girls were randomly selected from I.H.M Girls Higher Secondary School, Avadi, Chennai. The subjects were randomly assigned to two equal groups (n=20). Group- I underwent rhythmic exercise (REG) and Group - II was acted as control group (CG). The training was given to the experimental group for 3 days per week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) for the period of eight weeks. The control group was not given any sort of training except their routine work. The Aerobic performance variables were Vo2max (Queens College Step Test) and Aerobic Capacity (5MtsShuttle Test) The data collected from the subjects was statistically analyzed with ‘t’ ratio to find out significant improvement if any at 0.05 level of confidence. The result of Vo2max and Aerobic Capacity improved significantly due to the Effect of Rhythmic Exercise with the limitations of (diet, climate, life style status and previous training the result of the present study coincide findings of the investigation done by different experts in the field of sports sciences. Rhythmic exercise significantly improved Vo2 max and Aerobic capacity of adolescence girls.

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