The effectiveness of an aerobic training on bio-motor ability, aggression, anxiety and academic progress of high school female students during the corona pandemic

background & Aim: Physical activity as an educational tool has broad psychological-social goals. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of an aerobic training on bio-motor ability, aggression, anxiety and academic progress of high school female students during the corona pandemic. Methods: In this semi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test design, 40 overweight female students of the second secondary schools of Zabol city were cluster randomly selected and divided into two control and experimental groups. The training program was followed for 12 weeks with an intensity of 65-80% of maximum heart rate. Physical fitness factors, academic performance, aggression and anxiety were measured at the beginning and end of the study. The research findings were processed using paired t-tests and analysis of covariance. Results: After 12 weeks of training, the scores of academic performance, aerobic power, anaerobic power and the number of repetitions of muscular endurance increased significantly, and the score of aggression, anxiety and sprint time decreased significantly (p<0.05). The average changes of these indices were significantly different from the control group (p<0.05).  Conclusion: Aerobic training can improve the physical and psychological health and academic progress of students in the days of Corona and quarantine.