Effect of Interval Training upon Muscular Endurance of University Students

Abstract

The healthy life is based upon the health related physical fitness. A quality life and routines is achieved by means of physical fitness, which is the need of all the people of all ages, sex and professions. Muscular endurance is key component of physical fitness. The study in hand aimed to investigate the effects of interval training upon the muscular endurance of the university students. The population of the study was the university’s students living in hostels of Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan.  A sample of thirty students (n=30) was chosen. The he Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q) was used to collect the data.The sample was divided into two groups. One was the experimental and the other was the control group. The pre test data was on muscular endurance was collected through one minute push-ups. The experimental group was given three days consecutive interval training for eight (8) weeks. The control group was left at their general routines. After training the post data was calculated and the push- ups test was again taken. The data was analyzed through descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, minimum and maximum) and inferential statistics (independent sample t-test and paired sample t-test) with a significance level of 0.05. The analyzed data prevailed that the interval training has significantly improved the muscular endurance of the participants, while the no improvements had seen in the control group.