Effect of yogic practices on selected fitness components of college men

Abstract

Various forms of yoga are effective means to promote the harmonious development of the body. It increases energy, improves muscle tone, reliefs pain, improves balance, flexibility, postural alignment etc. In the present study, thirty college men age ranged from 22 to 28 years were selected as subject. Balance, reaction time and flexibility were considered as selected parameters and these parameters were measured by Stork Stand Test, Nelson Ruler Drop Test and Bridge-up Test respectively. Yogic treatment was given to the subjects approx. 45 min/day, five days in a week for 10 weeks. This was a single experimental group design. In statistical procedure, mean and S.D. were used as descriptive statistics and to analyze the significant difference statistical t-test was applied. The level of difference was set at 0.05. Result showed a significant difference was found only in reaction time and other parameters improved effectively but these were not statistically significant.