Effect of post exercise application of different recovery means on motor performance capacity

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to compare the selected post exercise recovery means on motor performance capacity. The objective of the study was to discover the comparative effect of application of different recovery means on different components of motor performance capacity. Secondly these studies also find out the differences in the effectiveness of different recovery means on performance of individual motor component. Forty boys students from various schools of Bolpur subdivision, district Birbhum, West Bengal were selected as subjects for the present study. All subjects were in between the age of 15 to 18 years. The average age of the subjects was 17 years. The Motor Fitness variables i.e. Balance, Flexibility were calculated. For the purpose of the study three recovery means were selected namely massage, nutritional drinks and progressive muscles relaxation. In the administration of experimental factors nutritional group was given supplementary nutrition in the form of nutritional drinks, massage group received massage from qualified operator, the type of manipulation which may have influenced on the recovery of the subjects was selected in consultation with expert and lastly progressive muscles relaxation group was administered progressive muscles relaxation technique by an experienced person. Control group did not receive any treatment. Motor fitness capacity of the subjects was tested by applying Eurofit motor fitness test. In order to find out actual effect of treatment factors and significant differences among the four groups Analysis of Co – Variance was applied.