Effects of physical activities and conditioning on flexibility

Abstract

The purpose of this study was conducted to investigate the effect of participation in physical activities and conditioning programme on flexibility. For the purpose of this study (n=30) female subjects has been selected from G.C.G. College, Patiala (Punjab). The subjects were enrolled in B.A. part i, ii and iii with the subject of physical education. Random sampling technique was used to select the subjects. The age of the subjects ranged between 19 to 25 years. To measure the effects of exercise and conditioning on flexibility shoulder flexibility test, sit and reach test and spine flexibility test were used to collect the data. Pretest and post were conducted. T” test was applied to determine the significant difference among the subjects. The level of significance was set at 0.05. The results were found statistically significant between pre-test and posttest of the subjects.