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An assessment of health related physical fitness levels of male residential and non- residential students of senior high school in Sunyani municipality

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dc.contributor.author Gator-Sedegah, A
dc.date.accessioned 2023-01-26T15:33:48Z
dc.date.available 2023-01-26T15:33:48Z
dc.date.issued 2015
dc.identifier.uri http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/941
dc.description A DESSERTATION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PHYSICAL EDUCATION RECREATION AND SPORTS, FACULTY OF SCIENCE SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA, IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT FOR THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE MASTERS OF EDUCATION (PHYSICAL EDUCATION) DEGREE. DECEMBER, 2015 en_US
dc.description.abstract This study assessed the health-related physical fitness level of male residential and non residential students from Sunyani from Senior High School in Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana. The Quasi experimental design was used for the study. One hundred male participants (50 each) from residential and non-residential were selected using stratified random sampling technique. The prudential fitnessgram consists of health-related components (muscular endurance, muscular strength, cardiovascular endurance, body composition and flexibility as instrument for data collection. The instrument yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.76. Three research questions were answered. Data collected was analysed using descriptive statistics of frequency counts, percentage, mean and standard deviation. The result of findings showed that male non-residential students were poor in muscular endurance, muscular strength, body composition, than their male residential counterpart, while subsequently better in cardiovascular endurance and flexibility than the male residential. The findings indicated that, the male residential students have a better mean in four health-related physical fitness level with exception of flexibility than the male non-residential. The result also showed that male residential students were able to meet the health-related standard in three components than the male non-residential students, who were able to meet two components from the five components measured. it is advisable to formulate a regular physical training schedule, to achieve/meet the whole health-related standards. It was recommended that curricular planners in Ghana Education Service should include health-related fitness in the curriculum of pupils during physical education classes. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher University of Education,Winneba en_US
dc.subject Physical fitness en_US
dc.subject Fitness levels en_US
dc.subject Male residential en_US
dc.subject Non- residential en_US
dc.title An assessment of health related physical fitness levels of male residential and non- residential students of senior high school in Sunyani municipality en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US


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