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abstractEffect
of Suryanamaskar practice on speed of movement and vital capacity Baljinder Singh Bal1,
Harbinder Singh2, Surjeet Singh2
1Department
of Physical Education, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab,
India
2Department of Physical
Education, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar
(J&K) India
Abstract
The
purpose
of this study was to assess the effect of suryanamaskar practice on
speed of movement and vital capacity. A group of 24 university girls
(mean ± SD: age 21.45± 1.55 years, height 1.67
±
0.036m, body mass 62.00 ± 3.39kg) volunteered to participate
in
this study. They were randomly assigned into suryanamaskar (S) and
control (C) groups, n = 12 each. The S group was subjected to 5 week
practice consisting of 12 asanas; the control group participated in the
routine yoga training. The 5 week suryanamaskar practice brought about
significant improvements in speed of movement and vital capacity. None
of the variable significantly improved in Group C. The suryanamaskar
practice may be recommended to improve speed of movement and vital
capacity and may contribute to enhance concentration based performance
and voluntary control of breathing.
Key
words:Suryanamaskar,
speed of movement, vital capacity
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