Effect of Calisthenic Strength Training Exercise on Upper Body Strength of Senior Citizen

Mukesh Narwariya, Dr. Y. S. Rajpoot

Abstract: Many studies have sought to assess the effects of physical exercise on senior citizens. There is a need to know how well senior citizens can tolerate exercise programs without risking their health. The main purpose of the research study was to evaluate the effects of a calisthenic strength training program on Senior citizens? upper body strength. To complete this study, 40 Senior Citizens were selected as the subjects from urban areas of Gwalior. The age group of subjects ranged from 60 years to 72 years. All the subjects were residents at different places of Urban Areas of Gwalior. The functional efficiency parameter selected for this study was Upper Body Strength, A whole twelve weeks on alternate days for a 50-60 minutes training program was employed. After the completion of twelve weeks training program, data were collected as a raw score from the groups on physical fitness parameters. The paired t-test was employed to find out the significant difference in upper body strength. After calculation t-value was obtained as-34.720, which was greater than the tabulated t value of 2.021at the.05 level, and found a significant difference in a selected variable.

Keywords: Calisthenic exercise, Functional Efficiency, Strength