COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF CONVENTIONAL ENDURANCE TRAINING AND CIRCUIT ENDURANCE TRAINING ON CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ENDURANCE IN OVERWEIGHT YOUNG ADULTS

Abstract

Introduction: Obesity is one of greatest health concern that is the triggering factor associated with many disease conditions commonly cardiovascular disease. By 2025, prevalence of obesity in adults globally is expected to be 18% in men and above 21% in women.

Objective: To study the effect of conventional training over circuit endurance training on cardio-respiratory endurance among young college students with overweight.

Methodology: A total of 60 Young overweight individuals both male and female with >25kg/m^2, were included in the study. They were randomly divided into two groups A and B. Group A performed conventional training (treadmill training) thrice a week, for 45min/day for 12 weeks  and Group B performed circuit training consisting of 10 exercise 4 days a week with 50min/day for 12 weeks and assessed pre and post-test score.

Result: The p-value for the post-test score of both Harvard step test and Cooper 12-min run/walk test for both A and B group was <0.05 and both the training method has a significant impact on the cardio-respiratory endurance among overweight candidates. The VO2-max shows significant increases in post-test mean values on assessing Group-A and B, but Group B exhibited a score of  41.82 ± 7.34 compared to Group A shows 35.88 ± 5.50 and was more effective despite statically significance of P ≤ 0.05.

Conclusion: From our analysis we would like to conclude that a circuit training program had proven to be more effective on cardio-respiratory endurance in young overweight individuals.