Effectiveness of Barre Exercise with Aerobic Exercise Among College Going Girls with Premenstrual Syndrome – A Comparative Study

Background of the Study: Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) is a combination of physical, psychological or behavioral changes in the late secretary phase of menstrual cycle which interferes with interpersonal relationship or activities. Over 40 million women in the world suffer from the symptoms of this syndrome and are seeking for medical treatment. Objective of the Study: To find out the Effectiveness of Barre exercise with Aerobic exercise on reducing physical symptoms among college going girls with PMS. And To find out the Effectiveness of Barre exercise with Aerobic exercise on reducing the psychological symptoms among college going girls with PMS. Methodology: A comparative study of 30 college girls (18-25 years) with PMS were selected based on PMS scale. They were randomly allocated into two groups; GROUP A was given Barre exercise and GROUP B was given Aerobic exercise for weekly 3 sessions. And both groups were measured before and after the treatment, using PMS scale. Results: The participants who were supervised to attend all the sessions were shown a difference in their PMSS of mean ± standard deviation of group A pre-test is 118.0667 ± 22.15035, post-test is 115.2000 ± 21.87366 and group B pre-test is 124.0000 ± 10.77696, post-test is 122.0667 ± 10.89211. Conclusion: Both the groups were effective in reducing the symptoms of PMS but group A showed slighter more difference on reducing the symptoms of PMS.