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EFFECT OF WALKING AND AEROBIC TRAINING ON CARDIO RESPIRATORY ENDURANCE

. P.Kumaravelu Asst.Professor Department of Physical Education Tamilnadu Physical Education and Sports University


Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of walking and aerobic training on cardio respiratory endurance. Sixty-middle aged men were selected as subject at random and their age was between 35 and 45 years, they were divided into three groups namely walking training group WTG (n = 20), Aerobic training group ATG (n = 20) and control group CG (n = 20). The data were collected on the selected variable before and after the training programme. The training period was limited to twelve weeks with three alternative days per week. The collected data were analyzed by using Analysis of covariance and it revealed that the statistically significant differences were found among experimental and control groups. The favoring was towards the aerobic training group and aerobic training programme was more effective than walking training programme on cardio respiratory endurance

 

Key words: Walking, Aerobic training, Cardio respiratory endurance

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