Table 3: Comparison among pre-exercise, during and post exercise for abdominal curl n = 50.

Variables

Mean + SD

 F

P-value

Systolic

 

 

 

Pre

115.68 ± 10.5a

 

 

During

121.74 ± 12.04b

7.71

0.001**

Post

113.54 ± 9.76a

 

 

Diastolic

 

 

 

Pre

73.00 ± 8.33c

 

 

During

73.68 ± 8.62c

0.166

0.879

Post

72.82 ± 6.45c

 

 

Pulse Pressure

 

 

 

Pre

42.28 ± 9.88d

 

 

During

48.00 ± 11.0e

6.60

0.002*

Post

40.72 ± 10.6d

 

 

Pulse Rate

 

 

 

Pre

69.98 ± 8.47f

 

 

During

80.18 ± 10.7g

13.87

0.000**

Post

72.90 ± 10.5f

 

 

Breathing rate

 

 

 

Pre

16.6 ± 3.36

 

 

During

18.82 ± 3.73

28.44

0.000**

Post

22.14 ± 3.95

 

 

Post hoc analysis using LSD,. Mean values with superscript of alphabet a,b,c --------j with the same superscript shows no significant difference, but mean values with different alphabet shows significant difference.