EFFECT OF CIRCUIT TRAINING ON HEALTH RELATED FITNESS COMPONENTS OF U-15 IN CASE OF ARUSI BALA PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN DAWURO ZONE ESSERA WOREDA, SNNPR, ETHIOPIA

Abstract

This study attempted to explore effects of circuit training on health related physical fitness components of U-15in Arusi Bala primary schoolin Dawuro Zone Essera Woreda, SNNPR state. Simple randomly sampling technique was used to select 40 target populations from the selected cluster in school. The study was used quasi-experimental design from October 1/02/2019 to December 30/04/ 2019, 3 days per week for 3 months and 60 minutes prerecession. The pre and post tests were used for check the difference. The physical fitness variables selected for the study were: flexibility (sit and reach in millimeter), muscular strength (push-ups reps/60 seconds), muscular endurance (sit-ups reps/60 seconds), body composition (BMI) and cardiovascular endurance (3 minute step up test). Data were analyzed by using SPSS(ver20.0) paired samples t test with pair wise comparison of means at 95% confidence interval. The mean of paired t-test result for both male and female inSAR test was 6.6 and 6.4 PT, and 17.73 and 20.8mm POT respectively; pushup was 9.41 and 4.55 PT,and 21.7 and 11.8 POTrespectively; sit up test was 9.86 and 6.67 PT, and 23.64 and 18.67 POT respectively; BMI test was 19.1 and 18.75 PT, and 21.42 and 21.03 POT respectively; RHR result was 142.13 and 148bpm PT; and 110.23 and 119.1bpm POT respectively; and EHR was 194.73 and 199.2bpm PT, and 154.82 and 159.67 POT respectively. This study confirmed that circuit training with active rest was significant to improve the all health related fitness variables. The study also illustrates that participants can be improved average level of fitness compared to the standard norm in moderate intensity.