A study on the physiological traits of sportsmen with different aerobic capacities

In Games and Sports the importance of aerobic potential has been realized by top coaches and everyonetends to spur it up to perform efficiently. A group of 40 male students who were in the age group of 17to 25years were selected as subjects for the study. They were divided into two groups of 20 each ( n= 20 ) as low andhigh aerobic capacity groups based on Cooper’s 12 minutes run and walk test. Physiological traits wereestimated and studied descriptively. The results showed the mean value of lean body mass and total body weightof low aerobic capacity group to be higher than the aerobic capacity group. A significant mean difference wasfound in hemoglobin content, resting heart rate and vital capacity between the groups