Effect of Brisk Walking On Body Fat Percentage of Sedentary College Students

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to determine the effect of brisk walking on Body fat percentage of sedentary college students. The sample was consisted of thirty (N 30) sedentary college students and their age ranged between 18-25 years of age .the subjects were briefed in details about the study. The criterion measures for the study was Body fat percentage and it was measured by skinfold caliper in nearest of %. The total research period was of 12 weeks out of which six (6 weeks) of brisk walking programme was employed. Mean fat percentage differed statistically significantly between Observation points (F (1.58, 45.66) = 110.16, P < 0.000), insignificant difference was found in case first observation and second observation (MD=0.05, p=0.49), whereas significant difference was found in second and third observation (MD=1.30, p=0.000), also in third observation and fourth observation (MD=0.59, p=0.000) and fourth and fifth observation (MD=0.31, p=0.01).

Keywords: Brisk walking, Fat Percentage, Sedentary.