Association of Abdominal Endurance with Body Mass Index and Playing Hours in Collegiate Cricket Players: An Observational Study

Objective: To find the association between abdominal endurance, Body Mass Index and playing hours in collegiate cricket players. Study design: Observational study. Settings: Uka Tarsadia University, Bardoli, Gujarat, India. Participants: 101 male players with ages ranging from 18-24 years. Outcome measures: The endurance of all were assessed using American College Sports Medicine (ACSM) Curl-up test. mass index (BMI) number per week recorded as other outcome measures. Results: exhibited excellent endurance. Pearson coefficient correlation test was used to assess BMI hours. results showed that there no BMI. However, a significant found plying Conclusion: It is concluded present study associated Hence, for enhancing one should consider increasing hours, so improve overall performance. Also, independent KEY WORDS: Abdominal Endurance, Index, Cricket, Medicine, Crurl-Up Test.