Effect of Aerobic Exercise on Cardio-Respiratory Fitness of Fatai Fitness Club Members in Gbagada Lagos, Nigeria

Abstract

This study was carried out to determine the effects of aerobic exercise on cardio-respiratory fitness of Fatai Fitness Club in Gbagada Lagos. To achieve the purpose of the study two research questions were asked and two hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted the pre-test, post-test control group design and used a purposively sampling technique to select 30 participants from the study population. The sample consists of apparently healthy men and women within the age range of 25-60 years of age. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean, standard deviation and inferential statistics of t-test to test the stated hypotheses. The results indicate significant difference in the cardio-respiratory fitness variables of the experimental group, whereas there was no significant difference in that of the control group after 7 weeks of aerobic exercise. This result means that there was improvement in the participants’ resting heart and maximum oxygen uptake (vo2 max) after 7 weeks of aerobic exercise. It is recommended that aerobic exercise should be done at frequency of 3-5 sessions per week and 30-45 minutes duration for a minimum of 8 – 16 weeks to significantly improve resting heart rate and maximum oxygen uptake (VO2 max) in the apparently healthy population.