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Beneficial Effects of Yoga and Exercise on Mental Health of Students


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1 Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
     

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The study was intended to examine the effects of yogic and physical exercise on mental health. 100 subjects in four groups viz. light exercise group, heavy exercise group, yoga performers group and control group were administered measures of mental health. All the subjects are male in the age range of 19-24 years. Data were analyzed by simple ANOVA suitable for multigroup design. Results revealed that the control group had significantly poor mental health than the exercise and yoga performing group.

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Yoga, Mental Health.
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Masood ul Hassan
Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India

Abstract


The study was intended to examine the effects of yogic and physical exercise on mental health. 100 subjects in four groups viz. light exercise group, heavy exercise group, yoga performers group and control group were administered measures of mental health. All the subjects are male in the age range of 19-24 years. Data were analyzed by simple ANOVA suitable for multigroup design. Results revealed that the control group had significantly poor mental health than the exercise and yoga performing group.

Keywords


Yoga, Mental Health.