Effects of Circuit Training upon Muscular Endurance among College Students

Abstract

Health-related physical fitness is indispensable for every person irrespective of age; profession and gender to lead a healthy life. One of the key components of health-related physical fitness is muscular endurance. The main objective of this very study was to determine the “effects of Circuit Training upon muscular endurance among college students”. The participants of the study were hostel students of Government Post Graduate College Karak (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Pakistan. A sample of thirty students (n=30) were selected as subjects for the current study through Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q). Further the selected subjects were equally and randomly divided into two groups which were Experimental Group (Circuit Training) and Control Group (No treatment). The pre-test data on muscular endurance was obtained through one minute sit-ups test. The treatment of Circuit Training was given to experimental group on alternate days (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) for twelve weeks. No special kind of training was given to the control group in the same time except the subjects continued their routine life engagements. After 12 weeks’ treatment, the post-test data on muscular endurance was obtained through the test adopted for the pre-test. The pre-test data and post-test date was analyzed by applying the descriptive statistical sources (Mean, Standard Deviation, minimum, maximum) and inferential statistical tools (independent sample t test and paired sample t test). The significance level was fixed at 0.05 to test the hypotheses. The results of the study showed that Circuit Training has significant effects on muscular endurance. The control group did not show any sort of significant improvement in muscular endurance because it was not given any sort of treatment. It was concluded that in order for people to ameliorate their muscular endurance which is one of the key components of physical fitness, they should partake regularly in Circuit Training.

Key words: Circuit training, muscular endurance, college students