Effect of varied aerobic exercises on selected fitness, physiological, biochemical and psychological variables on obese students of engineering colleges

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to find out the effect of varied aerobic exercises on selected fitness, physiological, biochemical and psychological variables among obese engineering college students. To achieve the purpose of the study 60 male obese engineering college students from different engineering colleges in Chennai were randomly selected as subjects and their age were 20 - 25 years. They were assigned into three groups, namely, experimental group I, experimental group II and control group. Experimental group I was experimented with step aerobic exercises, experimental group II was experimented with floor aerobic exercises and the control group was not given any experiment. The variables selected for the study were fitness variables: cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility and body composition. The physiological variables selected for this study were vital capacity, mean arterial blood pressure, resting pulse rate, respiratory rate and breath holding time. The biochemical variables selected for this study were, total cholesterol, triglycerides, high density lipoprotein and low density lipoprotein. The psychological variables selected for this study were self confidence, emotional adjustment, assertiveness, inter personal relationship and stress management.