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Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy - An International Journal
Year : 2019, Volume : 13, Issue : 1
First page : ( 77) Last page : ( 81)
Print ISSN : 0973-5666. Online ISSN : 0973-5674.
Article DOI : 10.5958/0973-5674.2019.00015.7

One minute sit-up test in athletes of belagavi: An exploratory study

Motimath Basavaraj1, Sah Manish Kumar2,*, Chivate Dhaval3

1Associate Professor & Head of Department Sports Physiotherapy, KAHER Institute of Physiotherapy, Belagavi, Karnataka, India

2Post Graduate Student, Sports Physiotherapy, KAHER Institute of Physiotherapy, Belagavi, Karnataka, India

3Lecturer, KAHER Institute of Physiotherapy, Belagavi, Karnataka, India

*Corresponding Author: Manish Kumar Sah Post Graduate Student, Sports Physiotherapy, KAHER, Institute of Physiotherapy, Belagavi, Karnataka, India, Email: dr.msahpt@gmail.com

Online published on 18 January, 2019.

Abstract

Background

One minute Sit-Up Test is a physical fitness battery commonly used to evaluate the endurance of an athlete. Performing as many repetitions of sit-up as possible in one minute duration of time reveals the endurance level of that athlete which can be used in future for planning the training program.

Objectives

To determine the standard value of one minute Sit-Up Test in the athletes of Belagavi.

Methodology

220 athletes (n = 220) were screened for the study. The age criteria for this study was 18 to 25 years. Participants were briefed about the nature of the study. Those willing to participate were given 5 minutes of warm up before sit up procedure and after warm up they were told to perform sit up for one minute. The test were performed in three trials and the best value of the three trial were recorded.

Results

The ranges of sit up repetitions per minute in the athletes of Belagavi were from 20 to 76. The average sit up repetitions per minute for male and female athletes is 36.04 ± 6.37 and 30.82 ± 6.81 respectively.

Conclusion

The conclusion of this study revealed that the athletes of the Belagavi city have good endurance capacity as the average sit up repetitions per minute for them falls under the Good Grade category.

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Keywords

Sit-Up Test, Timed Sit-Up, Norms of Sit-Up Test, Abdominal endurance, Field Test.

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