hysical Fitness of Students in Northern Institute of Physical Education in Academic Year 2008

Abstract

This thesis was intended to study and standardize physical fitness both male and female students, in northern Institute of Physical Education in academic year 2008. The selected group, 200 male students and 200 female students, ware chosen by non proportional stratified random.

The data were collected by using the international Committee for the Standardization of Physical Fitness Test (ICSPFT). After the data were treated for mean, Standard deviation, and T-score for mean difference.

It was found that:

1. Mean in physical fitness of male and female students in academic year 2008 tested by Nunning 50 Meters Sprint was 6.64 and 7.68 second. As standard deviation, it was 0.48 and 0.50 second orderly. If the selected group tested by Standing Broad Jump, mean was 208.33 and 177.83 centimeter as well as standard deviation 12.96 and 13.63 centimeter. As Sit-Ups within 30 second, mean was 26.67 and 19.47 times including 4.19 and 4.15 times for standard deviation orderly. Hand Grip, mean was 41.86 and 30.33 kilogram, and 3.85 and 3.25 kilogram for standard deviation. As pull-up for male, mean was 8.34 times as well as by Bent Arm Hang for female was 11.06 second, and 3.53 time and 6.44 second orderly for standard deviation. Shuttle Run, mean was 11.19 and 12.40 second, and 0.56 and 1.03 second for standard deviation. Trunk Forward Flexion, mean was 7.32 and 15.22 centimeter as well as 5.62 and 5.39 centimeter for standard deviation. Running 1,000 meters for male, mean 4.41 minute as and Running 800 mater for female was 5.08 minute and 0.27 and 0.26 minute orderly for standard deviation.


2. Physical fitness for both male and female students in academic year 2008, there were T-score for the highest level and above 67 and 65, at 59 - 66 and 58 – 64 for high level, at 42 - 58 and 43 - 57 for middle level, 34 - 41 and 36 - 42 for low level, and at most 33 and 35 lowest level.