Comparative study of the selected physiological variables of footballers at different altitude

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare the peal expiratory flow rate and vital capacity of football players at different altitude. To achieve the purpose of the study 10 male football players from Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education, Gwalior (M.P) (196 m from sea level) and 10 male football players from Garhwal Rifle, Lansdowne, Uttarakhand (1700 m from sea level) were selected. To measure the peak expiratory flow rate peak flow meter and for vital capacity dry spirometer were used.. To test the significance of the mean difference between players of high altitude and low altitude independent t test was used. The results revealed that the footballers of higher altitude (551 & +59.33) and (5.01 & +.334) demonstrated the better peak expiratory flow rate and vital capacity respectively.