Aerobic Fitness Levels Among Undergraduate Students Of A Nigerian University Using Coopers 12-Minute Walk Test

The objective of this study was to compare the aerobic capacity of the undergraduate students non-athletes of the Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife Nigeria with the minimum normative values of aerobic capacity in non-athletes males and females. The sample for this research consisted of one hundred 100 undergraduate students of the Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife Nigeria with the age between 18-25 years. A post-test only design involving the Coopers 12-minute walk test was used to evaluate their cardiorespiratory fitness. Data were collected organized and analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. T-tests were used in testing the null hypotheses at 0.01 level of significance. It was evidenced that the aerobic capacity of males was higher than females. Furthermore the mean VO2 max values in the male and female participants were significantly lower than their respective minimum normative values. The outcome of the study suggested a low cardiorespiratory fitness among the undergraduate non-athlete students of the Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife Nigeria.