A comparative study on the general fitness level of students of selected state board and International board of Chembur region

Abstract

The motive of this research was to compare the general fitness level among selected state board and international board students of Chembur region. To accomplish the motive of this study, 120 students, both male and female, of 10-12 age group, were randomly selected as subjects for the purpose of this study out of total 1089 students from 4 different schools of Chembur region. 60 students were from the State Board Schools and 60 students were from the International Board Schools. The Descriptive Survey Research Design had been framed for this study. Standardized Tests of the selected general physical fitness components, i.e., Muscular Strength, Muscular Endurance, Cardio Vascular Endurance and Flexibility were conducted on all 120 students. A ‘t-test’ was used for the purpose of understanding, analyzing and interpretating the data collected for this study. The analysis was done by using the IBM SPSS Statistics Software. From the findings of data, it was concluded that there was a significant difference found in the selected general physical fitness variables of State board and International board students.