Abstract

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The purpose of this study was to assess the Effect of Rope Skipping on waist to hip ratio (WHR) Among Male Students of Demonstration Secondary School, FCE, Zaria, Kaduna State''. 25 selected participants undergoing a secondary education at Demonstration Secondary School Federal College of Education Zaria, Kaduna State were used for the study. They were 12 to 15 years old. All the participants selected satisfied the inclusion criteria and participated in rope skipping for 8 weeks. Data was taken at the baseline (0- th week), 4 -week, and 8-week. The exercise session was conducted between the hours of 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The data collected were analyzed using the statistical package for social sciences repeated analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to test the hypotheses at the statistically significant level P<0.05. The results of the study revealed that rope skipping significantly reduced Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), at (P=.001 < 0.05) of male students of Demonstration Secondary School FCE Zaria. Based on these results, it was concluded that 8-week rope skipping had a significant effect in reducing waist to hip ratio of male students of Demonstration Secondary School FCE Zaria that were involved in the exercise. In conclusion, the study recommended that rope skipping exercise should be used as an alternative method in reducing Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) of male students of Demonstration Secondary School FCE Zaria.

Keywords: sciences, friday, waist to hip ratio