Effect of Eight Weeks Conditioning On Body Mass Index of College Students

Introduction: The BMI for a person is defined as their body mass divided by the square of their height with the value universally being given in units of kg/m 2 . The BMI is generally used as a means of correlation between groups related by general mass and can serve as a vague means of estimating adiposity. Aim: The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of conditioning on body mass index of college students. Method: Subjects: A sample of 50 male subjects was randomly selected from Seva Bharati Mahavidyalaya, Kapgari, Paschim Medinipur age ranged from 17 to 23 years. Training Protocol: Subjects were participated in 6 days per week in one hour conditioning between 6:00 A.M. to 7:00 A.M. Experimental Design: Pre test were conducted for assessment of BMI before initial day of participation and post test after the experimental period of eight weeks. Statistics: The difference between initial and final scores in selected variables were analyzed using paired ttest by SPSS version-20 and MS Excel 2007. Result: Pre test mean body mass index was 25.66 ± 2.07 and Post test mean body mass index was 24.30 ± 1.76 showed statistically significant difference at P˂ 0.05 level.