EFFECTIVENESS OF CALISTHENIC EXERCISES IN REDUCING STRESS AMONG NURSING STUDENTS IN A SELECTED COLLEGE OF NURSING

Abstract

Calisthenic exercises leads to an improvement in overall strength and energy to the body, in turn promoting overall health. Calisthenics also improves mental health, which in turn helps in treating depression, stress, anxiety and the like. The objectives are to assess the level of stress and find out the effectiveness of calisthenic exercises, associate the post test stress score with their selected demographic variables among nursing students.