TY - JOUR AU - Garcia, Marino A. AU - Custodio, Emerito R. PY - 2021/02/26 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Home quarantine - based rhythmic exercises: new fitness assessment and intervention in teaching physical education JF - Physical Education of Students JA - PES VL - 25 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.15561/20755279.2021.0107 UR - https://sportedu.org.ua/index.php/PES/article/view/1322 SP - 51-57 AB - <p><em>Background and Study Aim. </em>The COVID – 19 pandemic has post threats on the physical and mental fitness of the people. Thus, the study determined the effectiveness of home quarantine - based rhythmic exercises to the fitness level of the university students in physical education.</p><p><em>Material and Methods. </em>University students were the participants of the study. 200 student populations who were taking physical education subject in the year 2020 were considered. Quasi – experimental research design was employed and 96 participants between the age bracket of 18 - 26 (74 females &amp; 22 males) were chosen using simple random sampling in determining the population size of the study. SPSS program was used in the analysis in the obtained data.</p><p><em>Results. </em>The result shown that there is a significant difference between the pre – test and post – test results in the fitness level of the participants in body mass index (T= -3.482, p &lt; .001), cardiovascular endurance (T= -4.193, p &lt; .000), flexibility (T= -6.279, p &lt;.000), muscular endurance (T= -9.553, p &lt;.000), and muscular strength (T= -7.569, p &lt; .000) performing the home quarantine-based rhythmic exercises.</p><p><em>Conclusion. </em>Further, it is concluded that engaging in two (2) months home quarantine – based rhythmic exercises from 30 minutes to 1 hour with moderate to vigorous intensity augment the physical fitness level of an individual. Moreover, it is recommended to put vision accounts in strengthening the inclusion of home quarantine - based rhythmic exercises in teaching physical education either in synchronous and asynchronous in teaching – learning process.</p> ER -