EFFECT OF HIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING AND MODERATE INTENSITY CONTINUOUS TRAINING ON BALANCING ABILITY AMONG COLLEGE WOMEN ATHLETES

The study's objective was to measure how college-aged female athletes' balancing skills responded to both moderate-intensity continuous training and high-intensity interval training. 45 (N=45) female athletes from different Arts and Science Colleges in the Coimbatore District of Tamilnadu, India, were selected at random to serve as subjects for this study. They were split into three groups of fifteen each at random, meaning that there were fifteen total. High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) was performed on Group I, Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training (MICT) was performed on Group II, and Group III served as the control. For twelve weeks, the training period was restricted to three days per week. The study's dependent variable, balancing ability, was assessed using the Stoke Stand Test. Each person was evaluated for the selected dependent variable both prior to and immediately following the experimental period. The data gathered from the experimental groups and control group before and after the experimental period were statistically assessed using the dependent 't'-test and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). When the 'F' ratio for adjusted posttest means was determined to be significant, the paired mean differences were determined using Scheffe's Post hoc test. The degree of confidence was set at 0.05 for every scenario. The High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) group outperformed the Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training (MICT) and Control groups in terms of improving the development of balance ability.