Comparative study of selected physical fitness components between urban and rural college level students

Abstract

The researcher was the student of post graduate department of physical education and he observes physical fitness among Rural and Urban area students in Rehmat-Alam College of Education Shopian (J&K) by taking three tests on them. The test taken by him are muscular endurance, flexibility and reaction time test. That is why the researcher thinks about the physical fitness in physical education. Hence the researcher has undertaken the study, “Comparative Study of Selected Physical Fitness Components between Urban and Rural College Level Students” For the present study, the subjects were selected from Rehmat-Alam College of Education Shopian (J&K). In order to fulfill the study, 40 subjects were selected (20 from rural area and 20 from urban area). The subjects were selected by available sampling method. The data was collected by researcher on endurance, flexibility and reaction time test in university gym of Rehmat-Alam College of Education Shopian (J&K).In the beginning of this study it was hypotheses that, there might be significant difference in muscular endurance, flexibility and reaction time between Rural and urban college level students. In overall Numerical and statistical analysis of physical fitness variables among Rural and urban students. “It was found that there was significant difference in muscular endurance between Rural and urban college level student”. Therefore, the researcher hypotheses were accepted. “It was also found that there was insignificant difference in flexibility and reaction time between Rural and urban college level student”. Therefore, the researcher hypotheses were rejected.