COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THIGH GIRTH AND CALF GIRTH OF 12- 16 YEARS BOYS

  • Dr. Pradip Kumar Paul Assistant Teacher, Naihati Narendra Vidyaniketan, 24 PGS (N),WB.India
  • Dr. Anuradha Dhar Assistant Teacher, Deshbandhu Nagar Girls High School, Jalpaiguri,WB,India
  • Dr. Raju Jaiswal Assistant Teacher, New jalpaiguri Railway colony High School, Jalpaiguri,WB,India.
Keywords: Thigh Girth and Calf Girth and Age Group

Abstract

In this study an attempt has been made to find out the comparative changes on Thigh Girth and Calf Girth of 12 to 16 years boys. The subjects of the present study were selected randomly from the school of Naihati Narendra Vidyaniketan, 24 Pgs (N), WB. Thirty students of each age group’s i.e.; 150 boy’s students were randomly selected for this purpose. The criteria measured in this article were height, weight, Thigh Girth and Calf Girth. The data on the height, weight, Thigh Girth and Calf Girth were analyzed by applying ANOVA to find out significant differences if any between the five age groups. Significant results were found in height, weight, Thigh Girth and Calf Girth.

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Published
2021-01-31
How to Cite
Paul, P. K., Dhar, A., & Jaiswal, R. (2021). COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THIGH GIRTH AND CALF GIRTH OF 12- 16 YEARS BOYS. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH PEDAGOGY AND TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION AND MOVEMENT SCIENCES, 2(04). Retrieved from https://ijems.net/index.php/ijem/article/view/63
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