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Study aim
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The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of Plyometric Exercises on Improving Cardiorespiratory Endurance , Muscle Strength and Quality of life in Undergraduate Students
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Design
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Quasi-Experimental Study
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Settings and conduct
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Setting: Data will be collected from the Muhammad Institute of Medical and Allied Sciences, Multan.
Conduct: The eligible candidates for this study will be selected from Muhammad Institute of Medical and Allied Sciences in multan city and will be enrolled in the trail. There will be no rendomization or blinding as it is a single group study.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria:Adults 18-30 years of age, Gender (Male and Female), People with low or moderate physical activity (international Physical Activity Questionnaire), People having BMI ranging between 19-23 or over (South-Asian BMI Scale)
Exclusion Criteria: any recent fractures, People with loss of hearing, sight and other senses, Hemodynamically unstable patients, People having undergone surgery within last 6 weeks, People with any physical disability
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Intervention groups
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Only one group is included in this study. The exercise regime was distributed over 6 weeks period (24 sessions) once a day and 4 times a week. The exercises used in this study are box jumps, reverse lounge knee-ups, pop squats, skater hops, pushups and sprints. Each exercise will be done for 5 minutes. We will be using Shuttle run test, manual muscle testing, murcury manometer, manual techniques for respiration rate measurement and pulse oximeter to measure muscle strength, Cardio-pulmonary fitness, blood pressure, pulse rate and Respiration rate.
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Main outcome variables
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Cardiorespiratory endurance, muscle strength, cardiorespiratory parameters and quality of life