Yogic exercises’ effect on physiological variables in Shimla’s residential school boys

Abstract

The present study aims to assess the impact of yoga practices on selected physiological indicators in school kids. There were expected to be substantial variations in physiological variables due to yogic exercises' influence on physiological variables in Shimla residential school boys. The present study recruited 48 boys from S.V.M. School, Vikas Nagar, Kasumpti, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. A random sample strategy was utilized to acquire data. The present study employed a pre-test and post-test chosen group comprising a control and an experimental group. Data were obtained before and after eight weeks of training. The variables undertaken in the study were systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, pulse rate, vital capacity and forced capacity. The data were examined using the dependent t-test. The criterion of significance was fixed at p