Author(s): Dr. P Kumaravelu, Dr. C Vairavasundaram and Dr. C Lakshmanan

Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of walking programme on selected physiological variables among middle aged women. To fulfill these aim thirty subjects were selected from virudhunagar district. The selected subjects were aged between 45 to 55 years. The subjects were given only walking exercise for six weeks. The selection of the subject was made at random. For the present study the following dependent variables were selected as physiological variables such as blood pressure and body fat. Walking exercise was selected as independent variable. To find out any significant difference, the dependent ‘t’ radio was used. The result of the study showed that the training program has resulted in to bring about desirable and significant changes in blood pressure and decrease of the percentage of body fat of middle aged women.

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