Effect of meditation on selected physiological variables among basketball players of Karnataka State Women University, Vijayapur

Abstract

The primary aim of this study was to analyze the effect of meditation on selected physiological variables among basketball players of Karnataka State Women University Vijayapur. 15 basketball players of the Karnataka State Women University, Vijayapur and their age ranged from 20 to 28 years. All 15 players underwent programmed of meditation for a period of 12 weeks. The following physiological variables such as the resting pulse rate and respiratory rate were selected as dependent variables. The data collected from the subjects were analyzed with the concept of dependent that was t test. Finally, it was concluded that resting pulse rate and respiratory rate had significantly improved due to transcendental meditation.