Effect of Circuit Training upon Flexibility among Non-Athletes of College Students

Abstract

Everyone, regardless of age, occupation, or gender, needs to keep up a level of physical fitness that is advantageous to their health if they want to live a long and happy life. Overall health-related physical fitness can be greatly impacted by one's degree of pliability. Examining "The Effect of Circuit Training upon Flexibility among non athletes of College Students" was the focus of this research. Government Post Graduate College students in Karak (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Pakistan, who were staying in the college's hostel, participated in the study. Thirty students (n=30) were selected at random to participate in the study by means of the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q). The subjects' degrees of flexibility were measured using the sit and reach test before the intervention as pre-test. Researchers randomly assigned participants to either a group that underwent circuit training or a group that got no treatment. Circuit Training was administered to the experimental group every other day (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) for a period of twelve weeks, whereas the control group received no treatment and the subjects proceeded with their usual activities. After receiving treatment, flexibility assessment of the subjects was taken on the basis of procedure that was used to collect pre-test data. descriptive (Minimum, maximum, mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Independent sample t tests and paired sample t-tests) were used to examine the data collected before and after the test, respectively. A significance threshold of 0.05 was chosen. The results of the study showed that flexibility improved significantly among non athletes of college students who participated in Circuit Training. Subjects in the control group did not show substantial increases in flexibility since they were not treated in any way. Since Circuit Training was found to be the most effective strategy for increasing flexibility, it is recommended that people engage in it on a regular basis.

Keywords:     Circuit Training, flexibility, non athletes, college students