~ 134 ~ International Journal of Yogic, Human Movement and Sports Sciences 2017; 2(2): 134-135 ISSN: 2456-4419 Impact Factor: (RJIF): 5.18 Yoga 2017; 2(2): 134-135 © 2017 Yoga www.theyogicjournal.com Received: 27-05-2017 Accepted: 28-06-2017 Jyoti Awati Research Scholar, Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Akkamahadevi Women’s University, Vijayapur, Karnataka, India Dr Rajkumar P Malipatil Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Akkamahadevi Women’s University, Vijayapur, Karnataka, India Correspondence Jyoti Awati Research Scholar, Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Akkamahadevi Women’s University, Vijayapur, Karnataka, India Influence of aerobic training on vital capacity among rural area school students Jyoti Awati and Dr Rajkumar P Malipatil Abstract The purpose of this investigation was to find out the effect of aerobic training on vital capacity among hockey students. Fifteen school going boys students (n = 15) were randomly selected as subjects and their age was ranged between14 to 18 years. Vital capacity was considered as a criterion variable for this investigation and the training package were given priority for the aerobic in nature. Vital capacity was measured by using the standard equipment of wetspirometer. The training duration was extended upto eight weeks and the data were collected prior and immediately after the training duration. The collected data were statistically analyzed by using dependent’s’ test. The level of confidence was fixed at0.05 levels in all cases. The result of the study highlights that the eight weeks of aerobic training were produced significantly better improvement on vital capacity among the selected subjects. Keywords: Vital capacity, wetspirometer, hockey students Introduction A rural areas population density is very low. Many people live in a city, or urban area. Their homes and businesses are located very close to one another. In a rural area, there are fewer people, and their homes and businesses are located far away from one another. A rural area is an open swath of land that has few homes or other buildings, and not very many people (education.nationalgeographic.com). Aerobic literally means "with oxygen", and refers to the use of oxygen in muscles' energy generating process. Aerobic exercise includes any type of exercise, typically those performed at Santos Kuriakose K. moderate levels of intensity for extended periods of time that maintains an increased heart rate. In such exercise, oxygen is used to "burn" fats and glucose in order to produce adenosine tri-phosphate, the basic energy carrier for all cells (www.sciencedaily.com).Vital capacity refers to the maximum amount of air the person is capable of expelling from their lungs after maximum inhalation. This is equal to the sum of aspiratory reserve volume, expiratory reserve volume and tidal volume. You can measure a person’s vital capacity using a regular or wetspirometer. Combining this with other physiological measurements you can measure the vital capacity to help determine if a patient is suffering from an underlying lung disease. Note that exercises can help to increase vital capacity while smoking decreases it. The purpose of this study was to find out the effect of elastic strength training on explosive power among the school students. The selected subjects were in the age group between 14 and17 years. The total strength was further divided in to two groups of experimental group and the control group. The experimental group was assigned elastic strength training three days (Monday, Wednesday& Friday) per week for the period of 8 weeks. The training programmed was scheduled for one session in a day. All the subjects involved in the training programmed were questioned about their status throughout the training period. None of them reported any injuries while training duration. However, muscle soreness was reported in the early weeks, and it subsided later. The data on explosive power was collected two days prior to the training and immediately after the training programmed for the criterion variable. The data were collected from two groups prior to and after experimentation on explosive power was statistically examined for significant differences, if any, by applying the statistical tool of analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). The level of significance was fixed at 0.05 levels in all aspects.