IMPACT OF SURYANAMASKAR ON DIURNAL RHYTHMIC VARIATION OF EXISTING LIFESTYLE PATTERN OF MIDDLE AGED SEDENTARY MEN

Keywords

Suryanamaskar, Flexibility, Strength endurance, Sit and reach test and Bent knee sit-ups.

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to find out the impact of suryanamaskar on diurnal rhythmic variation of existing lifestyle pattern of middle aged sedentary men. To achieve the purpose of the study, 30 middle aged sedentary men aged 35 to 50 years were selected as subjects at random. The selected subjects working as administrative sections in various departments in Chennai, Tamilnadu, India. The selected subjects were divided into two groups at random such as experimental and control group. Suryanamaskar was administered to group I (n = 15) and group II (n = 15) served as a control group. Experimental groups were subjected to a training program for 12 weeks whereas; the control group did not do any specific training program apart from their daily routine. Test was administered for bio-motor variables namely flexibility and strength endurance using standardized tests namely sit and reach test and bent knee sit-ups at before and after 12 weeks training program and the data was collected and analyzed statistically by using Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) to find out the significant difference if any between the groups. The level of confidence which was fixed .05 levels. The result shows that the experimental group had achieved significant improvement on suryanamaskar when compared to control group. It was also observed that the twelve weeks of suryanamaskar training program have significantly improvement on flexibility and strength endurance of middle aged sedentary men due to suryanamaskar.