Effect of Step Aerobic Exercise on Selected Physical Variables Among College Men Kabaddi Players

Abstract

     The empirical investigation set out to look into the direct effects brought about by structured step aerobics exercise on selected physical fitness components among collegiate male kabaddi players. To carry out the specified inquiry, thirty college men kabaddi players from various Madurai Kamaraj University affiliated colleges were picked out at random. The chronological age span of the sampled cohort ranged from 17 to 21 years. The chosen subjects were broken down into two balanced cohorts of fifteen participants each. The experimental framework was drawn up as a true random group design, which rested on rigorous pre-test and post-test assessment protocols. The participant cohorts were marked out as a step aerobics training group and a sedentary control group in an equal manner. Group I signed up for and went through the dedicated step aerobics training module, while Group II served as the inactive control cohort. The intervention team took on the continuous exercise protocol over an uninterrupted timeline of twelve weeks to draw out the explicit impact of the conditioning schedule. In contrast, the control group stayed away from any structured physical regimen throughout this entire interval. The primary dependent attributes singled out for evaluation zeroed in on flexibility and agility. Baseline metrics were tracked down from every player before starting up the specific physical intervention. This preliminary evaluation turned out to be the formal pre-test score. Following the full completion of the twelve-week physical regimen, the participants were tested out once again across all selected measures to write down post-treatment records. This terminal evaluation served as the official post-test measure. To break down the collected scores, paired ‘t’ tests were worked out to check up on the statistical significance of mean gains racked up across each variable within the experimental and control divisions. The cut-off threshold for establishing statistical significance was laid down at the 0.05 confidence level, which was factored in as robust and sufficient for the research design. The computational outcomes pointed out that the step aerobics exercise regimen brought on substantial, statistically verified improvements in physical capacity among the collegiate kabaddi athletes. Meanwhile, the observed 't' ratios within the non-active control cluster completely failed to measure up to the mandated 0.05 significance mark. The derived figures prove that systematically carrying through step aerobic workouts builds up the physical execution of active kabaddi competitors.