A comparative study of the effect of circuit training on speed, agility and endurance among physical education students of Mewar University, Chittorgarh Rajasthan

Abstract

The History shows evidence that interval training, fartlek training and repetition running were used as conditioning factors to improve speed, agility and endurance. Now-a-days circuit training was divided to improve strength and endurance used almost in all track and field events and games to improve the strength and endurance of the players. The Researcher was interested in conducting a study to find out, if there was significant effect on speed, agility and endurance among physical education students through circuit training.Forty male subjects from Mewar University Chittorgarh Rajasthan were selected at random as the subjects for the study. During the pre-test period, the subjects were asked to do 50 yard dash, SEMO agility and 12 minute run walk and their initial performance was recorded.Then the group was administered the programme of circuit training, for a period of six weeks. Selected exercises were regularly done in the morning, there circuits a day and thrice in a week. At the end of the experimental period of six weeks, again the subjects were asked to do 50 yard dash, SEMO agility and endurance and their final performance was recorded.