Author(s): Sangita Chakraborty

Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to observe the effect of Physical Activity Program on Obesity and Physical Fitness of age groups 11year to 15-year Obese Boys. With the help of purposive sampling technique researcher selected 20 obese boys from Chandrapur (South) High School, Agartala, Tripura. The researcher used the Single group, pretest- posttest design and conducted eight weeks physical activity program. For the collection of data, muscular strength and Endurance, muscular endurance, Cardiovascular Endurance, Flexibility was measured by standard physical fitness test i.e.,Sit ups, pushups, 9 min. run and walk and sit &Reach test and evaluated the performance between pretest and posttest. Weight, BMI and fat percentage also evaluated. To determine the effect of physical activity program, Paired Sample ‘t’ test was used. On the basis of findings of the study, there was a significant effect of physical activity program on obesity and Physical Fitness. The results showed that due to physical activity program performance was increases in the component of physical fitness significantly and reduces the weight, BMI and percent body fat.

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