Analytical Study on Physical Fitness of University Students

Abstract

The researcher enlisted the aid of colleagues, classmates, coaches, and other professional pals in order to accurately record data from various test items. In this research, we analyzed the data using the mean, standard deviation, and 't'-test; we utilized SPSS software to do each step of the 't'-test; and we compared our findings to a significant value at the.05 level of confidence. Physical fitness factors such as standing wide jump, 50-meter run, sit-and-reach test, zigzag run, and 1.5-kilometer run were shown to have statistically significant differences, leading us to reject our hypothesis about these tests. Our hypothesis about the aforementioned physiological factors were disproved by the observation of substantial differences. Results showed no statistically significant difference between private and government school students on any of the physical fitness variables measured, and the data also showed that private students had higher mean scores on the physical fitness variables measured, including the standing broad jump, the 50-meter run, the sit-and-reach test, the zigzag run, and the 1.5-kilometer run. Data revealed that private university students had higher averages across the board for body composition variables like height, weight, BMI, and body fat compared to their public university counterparts, but found no statistically significant differences between the two groups.

Keywords: Physical fitness, colleagues, run, zigzag