INVESTIGATION OF THE CHANGES ON SELECTED PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS AFTER TWELVE WEEKS OF YOGA PRACTICES AMONG MIDDLE AGED MEN
M.Ravi1, Dr.S.Nagarajan2| Journal Title | : | Asian Journal of Multidisciplinary Research |
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| Page No | : | 1-4 |
| Volume | : | 1 |
| Issue | : | 5 |
| Month/Year | : | 5/2015 |
Keywords
Yogic Practices, Breath Holding Time and Respiratory Rate
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigation of the changes on selected physiological parameters after twelve weeks of yoga practices among middle aged men. The study was conducted on forty (N=40) healthy middle aged men from various places around Vellore District, Tamil Nadu, India, were selected randomly as subjects. The ages were ranged from 35 to 42 years. The subjects selected were divided at random into two groups of twenty each (n=20). Group-I underwent yoga practices, and Group-II acted as Control. Among various Physiological Parameters Breath Holding Time and Respiratory Rate were selected as dependent variables. Breath Holding Time and Respiratory rate was measured by Stop watch. The experimental group underwent Yoga practices for 8 weeks duration and the Control group was not involved any specific training. All the subjects were tested prior to and immediately after the training period of twelve weeks for all the selected variables. The data collected data from the three groups prior to and immediately after the training programme on the selected criterion variables were statistically analyzed with Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). In all the cases 0.05 level of confidence was fixed to test the hypotheses. Breath Holding Time and Respiratory Rate showed significant difference between the groups. Yogic Practices group showed better performance than Control group.