COMPARISON OF MAXIMAL AEROBIC POWER BETWEEN BOYS AND GIRLS OF THE INDIAN ADOLESCENTS

The present investigation was undertaken by the investigator with an attempt to compare the maximal aerobic power between adolescent boys and adolescent girls of the central part of central zone of India. The subjects for this study were a total of 2010 subjects viz. 1005 boys and 1005 girls and their age were divided into three categories i.e. 12 to below 14 years, 14 to below 16 years and 16 to below 18 years of age. The selected physiological variable was considered important for research because it would provide us a true picture of cardiovascular endurance in general and VO2 max in particular of adolescent boys and girls of the selected area. To compare the maximal aerobic power between adolescent boys and adolescent girls of central part of central zone of India, the Descriptive statistics and t test was used. The average values of maximal aerobic power of boys: 12 to below 14 years (18.07±1.86 ml/kg/min), 14 to below 16 years (26.21± 2.68ml/kg/min) and 16 to below 18 years (37.15±3.54 ml/kg/min) respectively. The average values of maximal aerobic power of girls: 12 to below 14 years (17.39± 2.14 ml/kg/min), 14 to below 16 years (25.17± 2.73 ml/kg/min) and 16 to below18 years (35.83± 2.78 ml/kg/min) respectively. The present study reveals that significant difference exists between adolescent boys and adolescent girls at different age group (i.e. 12 to below 14 years, 14 to below 16 years and 16 to below 18 years of age) in relation to maximal aerobic power.