EFFECT OF TURMERIC SUPPLEMENT ON MAXIMUM OXYGEN INTAKE AND LACTATE THRESHOLD IN CASE OF THIRD YEAR SPORT SCIENCE STUDENTS OF DEBER BIRHAN UNIVERSITY; NORTH SHOWA ZONE, AMHARA REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of 8-week turmeric supplement combined with aerobic exercise on VO2max and lactate threshold of third year sport science students of Debre Birhan University. Thirty-two (32) under graduate third year sport science students free from any health problems, with age group between 20 – 25 years were selected by random sampling technique from the total population of 59. Hence, only 32 subjects were complete the study and purposive sampling was used to select sex and department of subjects in relation with the study site. The selected subjects were divided into 2 groups i.e. control (16) and experimental (16) groups randomly each group consisting 16 students (8 males and 8 females). The experimental group of the subjects underwent 8 weeks’ turmeric supplement within aerobic excises, three days per week and the duration was 45-minutes while, the control group continued with only aerobics excises for 8 weeks, three days per week for 45-miuntes. Pre-test, and post tests were conducted on both variables such as12 minutes cooper test and 30-minutes time trial test each subject was tested at the same time of day. The data collected from subjects were analyzed by SPSS version 20.0 and the comparison of mean value results was carried out by paired sample t-test. The level of significance was p<0.05. The finding of the present study showed 12 miunte cooper test from pre to post test was showed significant change for experimental group (Mean Difference 6.75) for male and (MD5.37) for female in experimental group and little change for control group (MD ,0.5) for male and (MD,0.5) for female in control group, also 30 miunte time trial test pre to post test showed significant change (MD, 6.76) for male and (MD,4.93) for female in experimental group and little change showed (MD,0.43) for male and (MD ,0.43) for female in control group. So this study concluded that 8-weeks turmeric consumption in combined aerobic exercise have a positive effect on improving of vo2max and lactate threshold of sport science students of DBU. Based on the above test result alterative hypothesis was accepted while, null hypothesis was rejected.