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Effects of Yoga Asans on Physiological Fitness Level


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1 DPE, Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Bhan, Jind, India
2 Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Kithana, Kaithal, Haryana, India
     

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40 female between the age group of 35-45 years were selected as subjects from various yoga training centers of Jind. The subjects were purposively assigned into experimental and control groups. Cardiovascular Endurance and Body Composition were selected as variables of the study. Subjects from experimental group were subjected to 8-weeks of yogic practices. The training consisted of a variety of yogic asanas. Cardiovascular Endurance was administered to assess aerobic fitness. Body Composition test was administered to estimate a person's percent body fat. SPSS statistical software (version 16.0) was used to analyze student's t-test. The Y value of experimental group 5.62 was found statistically significant at .05 level of significance. The Y value in case of experimental group on body composition was 16.64 which was statistically significant.

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Yogic Practices, Physiological Fitness Status, Yoga Asanas.
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Nitranjan
DPE, Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Bhan, Jind, India
Dinesh Saini
Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Kithana, Kaithal, Haryana, India

Abstract


40 female between the age group of 35-45 years were selected as subjects from various yoga training centers of Jind. The subjects were purposively assigned into experimental and control groups. Cardiovascular Endurance and Body Composition were selected as variables of the study. Subjects from experimental group were subjected to 8-weeks of yogic practices. The training consisted of a variety of yogic asanas. Cardiovascular Endurance was administered to assess aerobic fitness. Body Composition test was administered to estimate a person's percent body fat. SPSS statistical software (version 16.0) was used to analyze student's t-test. The Y value of experimental group 5.62 was found statistically significant at .05 level of significance. The Y value in case of experimental group on body composition was 16.64 which was statistically significant.

Keywords


Yogic Practices, Physiological Fitness Status, Yoga Asanas.