Journal of Advances in Sports and Physical Education (JASPE)
Volume-3 | Issue-08 | 135-138
Original Research Article
Long Term Effect of Morning Walk on Selected Health Indicators in Bengali Men
Dr. Sandip Sankar Ghosh
Published : Aug. 9, 2020
Abstract
Background: The researcher motivated a group of Govt. servant to start morning walk for the benefit of their health & fitness. At the very outset researcher discuss and assured them to monitor the training program targeted for the improvement of their health & fitness status and at the same time he thought to conduct a research work on them. Objective: The objective of this research work was to find out the effectiveness of morning walk on WHR, BMI, BP and RHR in Bengali men under the age of 40 years. Methods: Total thirty (N = 30) male Govt. servant, few office workers & few school teachers, were considered as subject for the present study. They were purposefully divided into two equal groups – One group was treated as experimental group (n=15) another group was treated as control group (n=15). The age of the subjects were ranged from 35 to 40 years. The subjects of experimental group were motivated and all the subjects were participated spontaneously in the morning work program followed by some free-hand and starching exercises for a period of 32 weeks. On the other hand the subjects of the control group were chosen from the same pair population of the age group who were not any history of participation in regular physical activity. Therefore, the control group was free from the morning walk program. In the present study WHR, BMI, BP and RHR were considered as variables. Data were collected in Pre intervention and Post intervention of the morning walk program both for the experimental as well as control group by using standard tools & techniques. To draw the inferences the data were analyzed by using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). It was tested at p < 0.05 level of significance. Results: A significant improvement was observed in BMI, WHR, BP (systolic blood pressure & diastolic blood pressure) and resting heart rate of less than forty year men. Conclusion: Regular morning workings have significant impact on WHR, BMI, BP and RHR.