Effects of Unicycle Exercise on Health Related Fitness and Physical Self-efficacy in male Middle School Students

외발자전거 운동이 남자 중학생의 건강 관련 체력 및 신체적 자기효능감에 미치는 영향

The purpose of this study is to provide basic data necessary for development of a variety of unicycle exercise programs, during physical activities at school by identifying the effects of 12 weeks unicycle exercise on health - related fitness and physical self-efficacy of male students in middle school. To achieve the purpose of this study, health related fitness and physical self-efficacy were measured among 12 male students in the second grade of H Middle School in C, South Chungcheong Province, by separating them into an exercise group and a control group. The data obtained in this study were analyzed using the SPSS 21.0 statistical program and Two-way repeated ANOVA was used to examine the interaction effect in each variable. The conclusions obtained from this study are as follows. First, there were significant differences for muscular endurance and cardiovascular endurance in interaction effect, muscular strength during the period of time, and cardiovascular endurance for the group as a result of repeated measures of health related fitness factors. The results show that there was a significant difference in the confidence of physical self-expression in interaction effect, and difference in perceived physical ability and confidence of physical self-expression during the period.