Page No.136-141
Shalini Singh and Rajbir Singh
Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak
The present investigation aims at studying the effect of presumptive general physical
activity pattern on the general well being, including psychological component. The
sample consists 60 male students (3 groups of 20 students each) having age range
from 19 to 23 years. In order to vary the variable of general physical activity (motor),
a sub sample of sportsmen, regular exercisers and an age matched control group
(with routine activity p attern) were selected. A battery of p sychometric and
physiological measures was administered on the subject s. The measures were
Activity as Temperamental trait (Tempo and Vigor), Psychological Distress measures
(General health, Anxiety and Depression) and Physiological measures (B.P., Pulse
rate, Skin and Body temperature and Body Mass Index). The measures were
administered in a relaxed wakeful condition in the evening hours. Physiological
measures were obtained with the help of digital/electronic instruments. The findings
revealed that the presumptive general physical activity significantly affected the
anxiety component of general well being. However, on rest of the measures, the
groups did not differ among each other. Regular exercise group was found to be
having the least anxiety in comparison to sportsmen and control group. The groups
were comparable on temperamental activity, basal autonomic measures and body
mass index. It is concluded that health maintaining exercise (voluntary) reduces
the general anxiety, whereas motivated practice of the sportsmen was comparable
to the control group
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