EFFECT OF AEROBIC EXERCISE ON HEALTH RELATED PHYSICAL FITNESS IN CASE OF DEBRE WORK SECONDARY SCHOOL U-17 MALE FOOTBALL PROJECT, AMHARA REGIONAL STATE

Abstract

The main aim of this study is analyze the effect of aerobic exercise on health related physical fitness components in debrework secondary school male’s football project.This study was conducted on Debre Work town secondary school football projects.The study was carried out for three consecutive months from (November-January). The first month pre-test and last mouth post- test has be registered.In Debre Work city there are six football projects including under seventeen under fifteen and under thirteen.For this study 24 young males football players with the age 14-17 years old participate the informal experimental design used pre and posttest without control group. Debre work secondary school football project is taken for this study b/c the total number of this players are 24 which are easy to manage and their ages are 14-17 .It used purposive sampling because all the secondary football project players were the participant's in the training program for the selected study. Quantitative data used to collect through the appropriate health related physical fitness test measures like push up test for muscular strength curl up test for muscular endurance 2400m run for cardiovascular endurance sit and reach test for flexibility body mass index for body composition. Aerobic exercise improves the performance of health related physical fitness of U- 17 male football players of Debre work secondary school, which implies that there is highly significant difference of cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance , flexibility and body composition between pre and posttest because value of “p” is less than 0.05. 12 week aerobic exercise had positive effect on the improvement of cardio Vascular endurance,muscular strength ,muscular endurarnce flexibility and body composition. For better improvement of physical fitness, students should engage in aerobic exercise at least 3 days per week 60 minutes each day. Aerobic exercise had a positive effect on cardio respiratory fitness. So for the better improvement u-17 football projects should participate in aerobic exercise.U-17 football project coaches as a means to improve the health related physical fitness status of football players should encourage aerobic exercises.