1Associate Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, Manipur University
2Assistant Professor Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, Manipur University
3Research Scholar, Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, Manipur University
The purpose of the present study was to find out the relationship between physical fitness and body mass index of Grade VIII school boys, age ranging from 13 to16 years of Government and Private School of Imphal West District (Zone II) of Manipur. Five items of physical fitness test i.e. Vertical Jump, Sit-ups, Push ups, 300 m run and 1.5 mile run were conducted on 400 Grade VIII school children, i.e. 200 boys from Government School and 200 boys from Private School and BMI was calculated by using their body weight and standing height. By computing the data with statistical technique SPSS Software, it was found that Government School boys were older and heavier whereas lower in height than the Private School boys. Their age and weight averages were, 14.5 and 14 years and 44.6 and 43.9 kg and range between 13.0–16.0 years of similar age in both schools. Whereas in height 1.57 and 1.61 m with range of 1.45.00–1.76 m and 1.41–1.77 m respectively, in BMI 18.06 and 16.97 with range of 14.40–23.20 and 14.60–22.00 respectively. And, in respect of their physical fitness parameter like Vertical jump, Sit-ups, Push-ups, 300m run and 1.5 mile run were found as, 35.31 ± 2.64, 22.75 ± 4.6, 21.35 ± 3.95, 1.44 ± 0.23 and 12.43 ± 0.21 for Government School boys and for Private school boys 37.45 ± 3.38, 28.91 ±7.14, 27.34 ± 6.42, 1.07 ± 0.31 and 12.09 ± 0.32 respectively. Analysis of this score by using SPSS statistical technique found that physical fitness items of Government School boys’ Sit-ups and 1.5 mile run have found relationship at 0.9 level with their BMI, followed by Vertical jump at 0.5 level. While Push-ups and 300 m run have less relationship with their BMI at 0.04 and 0.08 level respectively. In case of Private School boys, relationship between BMI and Vertical jump is at 0.12 level and has low relationship, while 1.5 mile run, 300 m run, Sit-ups and Push-ups has less relationship at 0.07, 0.001, 0.000 and 0.000 level respectively with their BMI.
The finding reveals that there is significant relationship between BMI and physical fitness parameters at different level on Government School boys and Private School boys of Imphal West (Zone II) of Manipur.
Body Mass Index, Vertical jump, Sit-ups, Push ups, 100 m run and 1.5 mile run
