Effect Of Selected Yogic Kriya, Bandha And Pranayama On Vital Capacity And Breath Holding Time Of Sai Students Of Pondicherry State

There is evidence to prove that practice of Kriya, Bandha and Pranayama improves physical performance. The present investigation was undertaken to study the effect of selected yogic practices on vital capacity and breath holding time on SAI students who had undergone 10 weeks’ yoga practice programme of Kriya, Bandha and Pranayama. The suitable parameters (Spiro check P. K. Morgan Ltd, England and 40 mm Hg test) were used before and after the training programme. The results show that there is greater improvement in Vital capacity and Breath holding time in the experimental group than the Control group.