Calisthenic exercise consist of variety of movements which helps to build muscle and improve the mental status of human beings. Calisthenic exercise leads to an improvement in overall strength and energy to the body, in turn promoting overall health. A study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of calisthenic exercise on stress among B.Sc. Nursing students in selected college at chennai. A Quasi experimental research design was adopted for the study and 60 B.Sc.Nursing 1 St year students, 30 experimental group and 30 control group were selected using simple random sampling technique. Pre test was done to the 60 samples using Modified Perceived stress scale to assess the level of stress. Experimental Group underwent one week intervention oncalisthenic exercise for one hour, the posttest was done to both the experimental and control group using the same tool. The study findings concluded that,the calisthenic exercise in the experimental group led to a significant reduction in stress levels, as evidenced by the substantial decrease in mean stress scores and the low p-value (<0.05) whereas, in the control group, there was no statistically significant change in stress levels, as indicated by the non-significant p-value (0.359). Hence, the intervention had a positive and statistically significant effect on stress reduction in the experimental group compared to the control group, where stress levels remained relatively stable.
