International Journal of Physical Education, Sports and Health
By: AkiNik Publications- Effect of yogic practices on the selected physiological variables among the middle aged men
- Published on September 21, 2016
- AkiNik Publications
- Issues 47
- Language - English
- Published bimonthly
About this issue
The present study is to analyze the effect of Yogic practices on the selected physiological variables among the middle aged men. For this study 100 middle age male persons were selected from Yazh Yoga Coimbatore city, after the scrutiny by the scholar and experts 30 middle aged men were selected as subjects by adopting purposive random sampling technique. The age of the subjects ranged from 35 to 45 years. They were divided into two equal groups namely, the group were assigned Asana, Pranayama, Meditation (APMTG) and Control group (CG). The subjects were tested to find out the Resting Pulse Rate, Vital Capacity and Blood Pressure. The pulse rate was assessed by arterial pulse, vital capacity was measured by digital Spiro meter and blood pressure was measured by sphygmomanometer. The Asana, Pranayama, Meditation(APMTG) Yoga group participated in Yogic practices for a period of twelve weeks and control group did not participate in any special practice. The data were collected before and after the training period and the pretest, post-test and the adjusted post-test were analyzed by Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). The level of significance for the study was chosen as 0.05. It is concluded from the results that the APMTG group has significant improvement in resting pulse rate, vital capacity and blood pressure among middle aged men.
About International Journal of Physical Education, Sports and Health
International Journal of Physical Education, Sports and Health considers review and research articles related to: Adapted Physical Activity, Aerobic Exercise, Biophysical Investigation of Sports Performance, Combat Sports and Martial Arts, Design of sports Devices, Fitness-Tools Manufacturing Researches, Exercise Physiology, Games, Health Education, Individual Sports, Kinanthropometry, Kinesiology, Kinesiology, Market trends in sports, Military sports, Movement Science, Nutrition in Sports and Exercise, Philosophy of Sport, Physical Education, Physical Exercise and Health, Physical Fitness, Physiotherapy, Political Science of Sport, Sports Facilities, Sports History, Sports Information, Sports Medicine, Sports Therapy, Sports Injuries and Prevention (Spinal Injuries and Deformities, Rehabilitation, Arthoplasty, Arthritis, Autoimmune Connective Tissue Diseases & Disorders, Cartilage Regeneration, Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, Injury Management, Foot & Ankle Disorders, Neuromotor Psychology, Neurorehabilitation Techniques, Orthopedics and Osteopathy, Muscle Hypertrophy), Sports Management, Sports Pedagogy, Sports Biomechanics, Sports Business & Sports Development, Sports in public/private sector, Sports Law, Sports Management, Sports Nutrition, Sports Psychology, Sports Science, Sports Sociology, Sports Statistics, Sports Tourism, Sports Training, Strength and Conditioning, Stress Management, Training and Judgements, Trekking & Bouldering, and Meditation & Yogic Psychology.