Physiological Outcomes of Short-Term Interval Training in Primary School Students

Abstract

Interval training has effectively improved physiological and metabolic parameters in the adult and sporting populations, as substantiated by many researchers in different research studies. The same has been given less focus on the children due to many probable factors such as age, load capacity, lack of control, etc. Some conditions demand more innovative ways to keep our children fit and healthy for their proper growth and development. Objective: The research investigation looked into how short-term interval training affected a few physiological metrics, including body mass index and body fat percentage.  Techniques:  The Tanita TBF-300 Body Composition Analyzer was used to collect the data.  32 randomly chosen volunteers, ages 8 to 10, participated in the study. Sixteen participants were split into the experimental and control groups at random. The participants underwent the training program for 12 weeks, thrice a week. Analysis of covariance was conducted to examine differences between groups, whereas the performance of the individuals before and after the treatment was compared using paired t-tests.  The results showed that The pre-test and post-test results for the group being tested varied statistically considerably (p<0.05).  Findings:  The control and experimental groups' post-test scores differed significantly from one another.  In particular, those in the treatment group showed better body mass index readings than those in the control organization. Conclusion: Short-term interval training improves children's fat percentage and body mass index phenomena.