Comparative Study of Cardiovascular Fitness Between Rural and Urban Senior Secondary School Boys

The main objective of the present study is to compare the cardiovascular fitness of rural and urban senior secondary school boys. 200 students of rural and urban schools of Chandigarh were selected randomly as sample. Cardiovascular Fitness of the students was measured with the help of twelve minutes run and walk test fitness battery by Copper. The obtained data were analyzed with the help of mean, standard deviation and t-test technique. The study conducted on the cardiovascular fitness of rural and urban school boys provided valuable information about the relative health of rural and urban boys as it proved that rural boys are general fit than the urban counterpart. The results revealed that cardio vascular fitness of rural school boys were greater than the urban school boys. Urban group has shown significantly lower score as compared to rural group.