Abstract:
Bananas (Musa acuminate) is a high source of carbohydrates, potassium and antioxidants; it is consumed one hour before exercise can be easily digested and quickly absorbed by the body to provide suitable energy for endurance events. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of banana supplement and aerobic exercise on endurance of grade 11 Students at Gursum Secondary School. Experimental study design was employed with pretest and posttest, and 30 students were selected based on inclusion criteria and simple random sampling technique; and divided into three groups randomly. Banana group (BG) and banana with aerobic exercise group (BAEG) consumed 300g of ripen banana per training day, aerobic exercise group (AEG) and banana with the aerobic exercise group (BAEG) were participated in aerobic exercise for 45-60 minutes duration per a day, 3 days per week, for 8 weeks. Data were analyzed by using paired sample T- test for in-group and two-way MANOVA post hoc Tukey multiple comparison analysis for the difference between groups using SPSS version 26 at p< 0.05. First, the finding of the present study results from the pre-test to post-test showed that banana supplement with aerobic exercise, aerobic exercise alone and banana supplement alone treatments result showed significant improvement on endurance of students after eight weeks at P< .05. Finally, the study results multiple comparisons between groups showed that combined group or BAEG mean difference was showed more significant change on endurance components than BG and AEG at P<.05. This study concludes that the banana supplement combined with aerobic exercise had a more significant effect on endurance components of students than banana supplement alone and aerobic exercise alone
