Effect of regular physical training and sports specific training on body composition of physically active persons

Abstract

This research aimed to identify if there is effect of regular physical training and sports specific training on body composition of a physically active person. It is observed that people s bodies are shaped by the activities they perform. Research shows that sports persons of different sports have different bodily requirements and thus they are selected and trained to achieve that particular physique or body composition. For present study different sports groups (wrestling, athletics, football, hockey and combat sports) and one control group which consisted of soldiers (who have regular physical activity) were considered for the study. An attempt was made to see the effect of regular physical training and sports specific training on body composition of these physically active people. Based on the quantitative analysis and discussion it is concluded that persons in regular training (soldiers) have a different body composition at large when compared to the ones who are in regular sports specific training. This has evidently supported our hypothesis that regular physical training and sports specific training has different effects on body composition of physically active persons. newline