Published: October 01, 2010

Comparative Study of Physical Fitness of Government and Non-Government School Boys

Dr. Ajay Kumar
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Dr. Nandalal Singh
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Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to compare the physical fitness of Government and Non-Government school boys of Chandigarh. The AAHPER (1976) Youth Physical Fitness Test (Test Item Six : Pull-up, Sit-up, Shuttle Run, Standing Broad Jump, 50 yard Dash and 600 Yard Run/Walk) was conducted on 4000 male students ranging between 13 to 16 years students in different schools from Government (N=2000) and Non-Government (N=2000) area of Chandigarh (UT). To compare the mean differences between the Government and Non-Government school boys‘t’ test was computed with the help of SPSS Software. The level of significance chosen was .05. There were significant differences obtained between government and Non-Government school boys. The finding reveals that Non-Government school boys are superior in their physical fitness than their counterparts.

 

Keywords
Physical Fitness Shuttle Run and Standing Broad Jump                                  
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