Sports Specific Influence on Force Vital Capacity in University Players

Objective: The objective of this research was to study the pulmonary function in different types of sports and compare them with controls in order to find out which sports improve lung function the most. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving 240 sportsmen of eight different games (30 of each): Basketball, Volleyball, Athletics (long & short distance Runners), Boxing (Fly to Middle weight boxers), Wrestling (57 to 86 kg), Swimming and Control group (Non-sportsmen).The Force Vital Capacity (FVC) was measured with Minispir New, Computer-based Spirometer. Results: The tvalue of Force Vital Capacity (FVC) (L/S) for Non-Sports (M -3.960.39) v/s Swimming (M -4.680.55) was 5.65(p<0.001) and that of . Similarly, the boxers, wrestlers and swimmers were found with significant better FVC in comparison to control group. Conclusions: Our results suggest that the different sport activities performed 16 h per week have a significant impact on the physiological adaptation of the respiratory system.