Effect of breath holding capacity on 3000 meters running performance of school going girls

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of positive breath holding capacity on 3000 meters running performance of school going girls. The study was conducted on thirty female students in the age group between 16 to 17 years from Kautala R.K.Ashram High School, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal. Exercise programme of positive breath holding was assigned to the students. Positive breath holding practiced kumbhaka i.e. holding breath after deep, slow and full inspiration. The treatment was given six day in a week and the total duration was 3 months. The mean difference between the pre and post treatment performance was obtained by ‘t’ ratio. The result indicates that practice of pranayama with positive breath holding increases aerobic capacity.