Comparative study of some physiological variables of yogis and sedentary people

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare the some physiological variables of yogis and sedentary people. It is hypothesized that there will be significant difference in some physiological variables of yogis and sedentary people. The present researcher has taken the male subjects for the study. The sources from Patanjali Yogpeeth of Yog Kendra and Sedentary People of Amravati district were taken as sources of data. The researcher was select 20 yogis and 20 Sedentary People from Amravati district as subjects. The purposive sampling method was applied to select the subjects for this study. The following criterion measures were chosen for testing the hypothesis. Peak Flow meter was used to measure the exhale capacity, HB percentage of the subjects was measured by HB apparatus (Sahil’s Haemometer) and Stop watch was used to measure the pulse rate. Statistical analysis would be done on the basis of data collection. The data yogis and sedentary people would be compared by using‘t’ test and as per the result would be analyzed and interpretation would be done. The level of significance would be kept at 0.05 to test the hypothesis. Result: There was a significant difference in exhale capacity and pulse rate of yogis and sedentary peoples. There was insignificant difference in hemoglobin percentage of yogis and sedentary peoples.