EFFECT OF PARTICIPATION IN THE EXERCISE PROGRAM OF THAI JIG SEN FOLK SPORT ON THE PHYSICAL FITNESS OF YOUTHS
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This experimental study aimed to investigate the impact of teenagers' physical fitness on their participation in the Thai Jig Sen traditional sport exercise programmed. Sixty young, healthy individuals participated in the study. They were split into two groups: an experimental group (EG) consisting of thirty individuals (mean age 18.53 ± 0.63 years, Max = 20 years, Min = 18 years) and a control group (CG) consisting of thirty individuals (mean age 18.60 ± 0.56 years, Max = 20 years, Min = 18 years). Using BMI as the criterion for matching pairs, purposive sampling was employed to choose the individuals who were allocated to an experimental group and a control group. The physical fitness test, which had five testing items—body mass index (BMI), sit and reach, grip strength, 60-second chair stand, and 3-minute step up and down—and the researcher-developed Thai Jig Sen folk sport exercise programmed made comprised the study tools.
While the control group's participants were advised to lead everyday lives without engaging in any exercise activities or programme during the experimental period, the experiment's participants joined the Thai Jig Sen folk sport exercise programme for 60 minutes per day, three days per week, for a total of eight weeks. At the statistical significance level of 0.05, the t-test was utilized to examine differences in the physical fitness test results. The data were analyzed in terms of mean, arithmetic mean, and standard deviation.
The following conclusions were drawn from the study.
1.At the statistically significant level of 0.05, there was no change in the means of the physical fitness test between the experimental group and the control group at the 8-week mark, either before or after the experiment. Nevertheless, it was discovered that the experimental group's physical fitness outcomes after the eighth week generally tended to be superior across all assessment items.
2.At the statistically significant level of 0.05, a difference in the experimental group's body mass index test means was discovered both during and after the experiment, specifically at the eighth week.
In conclusion, taking part in the Thai Jig Sen traditional sport exercise programme helps lower young people's body mass index (BMI) and can serve as a substitute activity to adequately promote physical activity in youths.
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