2023, Vol. 10, Issue 1, Part D

The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of aerobic and swiss ball exercise on muscular flexibility and muscular strength of untrained collegiate men. In this study fourty five (45) untrained college men were randomly selected from Pt. Kundan Lal Shukla Mahavidyalaya, Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh, India. The subject’s age ranged between 18 to 25 years. The subjects were divided into three equal groups of fifteen subjects each and name of the groups as aerobic exercise group, swiss ball exercise group and control group. The training period was 12 weeks and training 5 days in a week. Muscular flexibility and muscular strength were measured by sit and reach test and push-ups respectively. The pre-test and post-test data were collected before and after 12 weeks aerobic and swiss ball exercise training program. In statistical method ANCOVA was used to find out the significant difference between groups and level of significance was set at 0.05 levels. The study confirmed that muscular flexibility and muscular strength has significant improved in experimental groups when compared with control group.