A Study of Cardiovascular Fitness in Relation to Body Mass Index (BMI) and Self-Control of College Female Students

Present study aimed at the assessment of cardiovascular fitness in relation to Body Mass Index BMI and self control level of under graduate college female students. Fifty (N=50) female students studying in Govt. Degree College, Gonda, Aligarh were selected as subjects for the study. The age of the subjects ranged from 18 to 21 years. Cardiovascular Fitness was determined by Harved step test developed by Brouha et al. (1943). Body mass index (BMI) of all the subjects was determined by dividing body weight in kilogram by the square of height in meters. However, self control level of students measured by Brief self control questionnaire developed by Tangney, et al. (2004). To determine the relationship among cardiovascular fitness, BMI as well as self control level multiple correlations was applied. The level of significance was set at 0.01. Results revealed that cardiovascular fitness had statistically insignificant correlation with BMI as the coefficient of correlation value was higher than 0.01 level. However, cardiovascular fitness had demonstrated significant positive relationship with self control.