International Journal of Yoga, Physiotherapy and Physical Education

Authors
Dr. Anil A Deshmukh

Abstract
The aim of the study was to find out the status of physical fitness among Amravati city secondary school girls. In the current study as a source of data was taken from different secondary schools of Amravati city. For the current study investigator was selected sixty subjects. The study was delimited to age group of 14 to 16 years. Researcher conducted physical fitness test on 60 subjects of secondary school girls. The subjects divided into three equivalent age groups namely Group-A (14 years old), Group-B (15 years old) and Group-C (16 years old) each consisting of 20 subjects. Physical Fitness Tests was conducted on items namely flexed-arm hang, sit-ups (bent knees), 6 X 10 Meters shuttle run, Standing Vertical Jump. The data was analyzed by applying descriptive statistics and one way analysis of variance (ANOVA) among different age groups secondary schools girls. The level of confidence was fixed at 0.05 level of significance. Data was analyzed using the Microsoft Excel 2007. Result: There was no significant difference in flex arm hang, sit ups, shuttle run and standing vertical jump of age group- A (14), age group-B (15) and age group-C (16) of secondary school girls.