International Scientific Journal of Sport Sciences
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 1and2

Health Related Physical Fitness of Tribal Students of Tripura

  • Author:
  • Kishan Shome1, Sudip Das2
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 1 to 4

1 Research Scholar, Department of Physical Education, Tripura University, Tripura, India

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education, Tripura University, Tripura, India

Online published on 14 November, 2017.

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to “Health Related Physical Fitness of Tribal Students Aged 9 to 14 Years”. The study was conducted on 270 male tribal students belonging to Tripura and falling in the age range of 9 to 14 years. In this study there were three components of health related physical fitness i.e., Flexibility, Muscular strength and Cardio-Respiratory endurance were assessed using standard techniques. Descriptive statistics mean and standarXd deviation were used to analysis the data. From the findings it revealed that sit ups were increasing with their age, the sit and reach also increasing due to their age and flexibility and cardio respiratory endurance was decreasing due to their age and energy level.

Keywords

Health Related Physical Fitness, Tribal Students