Abstract:
The aim of the study was to assess the effects of selected aerobic exercises on health related
physical fitness components :the case of Ambo Town U-17 male football project trainees;
Ambo Town,Oromia Regional State Ethiopia. Ambo Town U-17 male football project
trainees with the age ranges of 15-17 years were selected for the study. The purposive
sampling technique was used to select the subjects. Fourty subjects were identified by
standard format of health history questionnaire. The subjects were assigned in two equal
streams of 20 experimental group and 20 control group by complete random sampling
technique. The experimental group has been participated on selected aerobics exercises for
12 weeks and the control group has not participated on selected aerobics exercises for 12
weeks . The data obtained from the subjects were analysed by statical package of social
sciences version 20 software.The comparison of means was estimated by paired t-test. The
level of significance was set at 0.05%. The result of Body mass index in the experimental
group was 19.935+1.03988 and 20+.89560 (.065mean difference ) while the Body mass index
in the control group was 20.1+1.35647 and 20.68+1.28443 (.5800mean difference) during and
after training respectively. Similarly results of filexbility(sit and reach), muscular
endurance(situp), cardiovascular endurance(Twelve minutes run) and muscular
strength(push up) in experimental group the result of sit and reach 8.35+1.13671 and
13.85+1.46089(5.500mean difference),situp 17.8+.76777 and 25.15+1.84320(7.3500mean
difference), TMR 2150.9+230.70850 and 2418.6+190.56492(145.95mean difference) push
up 17.4+2.87274(6.2mean difference) and 30.95+2.74293(267.7mean difference), during
and after training respectively. While the results of the same parameters in the control
group for sit and reach 8.2+1.19649 and 10.8+.89443 (2.600mean difference) sit up 17.4+.88258
and 19.8+1.10501 (2.400mean difference),TMR 2190.9+261.874 and
2278.35+278.60598(87.45mean difference), pushup 17.55+2.87411and
28+1.94666(10.45mean difference), during and after training respectively. The
experimental group scored higher results than control group in sit and reach, sit up, TMR
and push up parameters. The present study concluded that aerobics exercise with regular
training of football higher result in both filexiblity ,muscular endurance, cardiovascular
endurance and muscular strength of the subjects than results achieved only by football
regular training.
