Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: May | Volume: 9 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 102-108
Agility and Upper Limb Speed in Normal, Overweight and Obese Adolescents of Hyderabad
Aparna Kondapalli1, Ganpat Devpura2, S. Manohar3, Sunil Kumar4, Sravanthi Perakam5, Katragadda Venkata Sai Suma6, Syed Ali Touqeer7
1Associate Professor & HOD, Department of Sports Medicine, Durgabai Deshmukh College of Physiotherapy, DDMS, Hyderabad, India. Research Scholar, NIMS University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India.
2Professor & Head, Department of General Medicine, NIMS University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India.
3Professor, Department of General Medicine, Durgabai Deshmukh Hospital & Research Centre, Hyderabad, Telangana, Hyderabad.
4Principal and Professor, Nims College of Physiotherapy, NIMS University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India.
5Associate Professor & HOD, Department of Cardio Vascular and Pulmonary Physiotherapy, Durgabai Deshmukh College of Physiotherapy, DDMS, Hyderabad, India. Research Scholar, NIMS University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India.
6,7PG Student, Durgabai Deshmukh College of Physiotherapy, DDMS, Hyderabad, India.
Corresponding Author: Aparna Kondapalli
ABSTRACT
Background: Agility and Upper limb Speed are the important motor skills that determine the Physical Status of an individual. The risk of Obesity globally is on high risk and in a developing country like India; children especially adolescent age group are more prone for Obesity due to inactive life style. Decreased Motor skills along with Health skills in adolescent’s leads to early morbidity and mortality in adults as low fitness affect all the physiological and psychological status of the body. The main objective of this study is to assess the Agility and Upper limb Speed in Normal, Overweight and Obesity in adolescents of Hyderabad.
Materials and Methods: A total of 45 school children who met the inclusion criteria were divided into 3 groups based on BMI percentiles. Normal (n=15), Overweight (n=15), and Obese group (n=15). All the three groups were assessed for Agility and Upper limb Speed using 10x5m Shuttle run test and Plate Tapping test.
Results: The statistical analysis was done using ANOVA. The results showed significant difference between the 3 groups (P<0.05).Normal weight group performed better in both the tests when compared to Overweight and Obese groups. Overweight performed better in both the tests when compared to Obese groups. There was hindered performance in Obese group.
Conclusion: This Study showed decrease in Agility and Speed in Obese and Overweight individuals stating that Motor ability decreases with increase in fat mass. Lack of physical activity is the main cause for Obesity in adolescents. Physical activity is important for Cognitive and motor development in the growth phase of life. Inculcating physical education programs in school should be made compulsory for leading healthy adult life.
Key words: Obesity, Overweight, Physical Activity, Agility, Speed