ARTICLE –
abstractEffect
of selected Asanas in Hatha Yoga on peak expiratory flow rate and
vital capacity among intercollege yoginis Baljinder Singh Bal1,
Poonam Sood2, Satpal Yadav3 1Physical
Education & Sports of D.A.V. Institute of Engineering &
Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab,India 2Physical
Education of Hindu Kanya College, Kapurthala, Punjab, India 3Physical
Education of Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Abstract
The
purpose of this study was to find out the effects of selected yoga
asanas on peak expiratory flow rate and vital capacity. The subjects
for the present were selected on the basis of random group design.
Thirty (N=30) intercollege yoginis were selected as subject for the
present study from D.A.V. Institute of Engineering &
Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, INDIA. All subjects ranged between the
chronological age of 18-24. The selected subjects were further divided
into two groups. Experimental treatment was then assigned to group
“A” and group “B” acts as
control. The subjects were subjected to a six week yoga asana training
programme which included Eka Pada Sirsasana, Poorna Bhujangasana,
Dhanur Asana, Gomukh Asana, Chakra Asana, and Vaktayan Asana. The
difference in the mean of each group for selected variable was tested
for the significance of difference by “t” test. The
level of significance was set at 0.05. The results have shown a
significant improvement in peak expiratory flow rate, since cal. t
(=6.985)> tab t .05 (14) (=2.145). The treatment of six week
yoga asana training programme also showed significant improvement in
case of vital capacity, since cal. t (=12.558) > tab t .05 (14)
(=2.145).
Key
words:Hatha
Yoga, peak expiratory flow rate, vital capacity.
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