Abstract
The purpose of the study was to find out whether there would be any significant improvement on cardiorespiratory endurance as a result of cycling and swimming training among long distance runners. To achieve the purpose of the study, 45 long distance runners from different colleges and SDAT trainees were selected at random within Chennai. The selected subjects were in the age group of 18 to 22 years. The subjects were randomly divided in to three groups of 15 subjects in each group. Group one acted as experimental group I and group two acted as experimental group -II and group three acted as control group. Group three underwent routine without any special treatment and group I underwent cycling exercises and group II underwent swimming exercises for six weeks. Pre test scores were collected on selected criterion variable cardiorespiratory endurance through Coopers’ 12 minutes run/walk test. After six weeks of experimental treatments to the experimental groups, post test score on cardiorespiratory endurance was obtained. The differences between the initial and final score were the effect of respective experimental treatments. To test the statistical significance, the scores were subjected to ANCOVA and Scheffes’ post hoc test. The results of the study proved that cycling and swimming exercises significantly improved cardiorespiratory endurance of the long distance runners.
Highlights
Athletic performance is the sum total of numerous facts on which, it will be varying from individual to individual, even if they achieve similar results in competition
Since significant F value was obtained, the results were further subjected to post hoc analysis and the results presented in Table II proved that there was significant difference between cycling group and control group (MD: 4.38) and swimming group and control group (MD: 2.33)
Since significant F value was obtained, the results were further subjected to post hoc analysis and the results presented in Table IV proved that there was significant difference between cycling group and control group (MD: 2.00) and swimming group and control group (MD: 2.47)
Summary
Athletic performance is the sum total of numerous facts on which, it will be varying from individual to individual, even if they achieve similar results in competition. The suitability of exercise for competitive training is defined exclusively as to how useful it is for development of performance in a given competitive event. Exercise must be suitable for developing the pre-requisites of performance necessary for competitive form of sports, in accordance with the demands of the performance structure over a long period. They must steadily increase load tolerance, develop athletic performance itself in an optimum and stable way and bring about accelerated recovery. As with most aerobic exercise it is believed to reduce the harmful effects of stress
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