Study on the impact of pranayama cum aerobic training of college students on body fat

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to analyze the impact of pranayama on selected physical fitness variable during aerobic training on 60 male college students of Veterinary College, Hassan, Karnataka, India age 18 to 23 years during 2018 to 2022. The sixty students were grouped into 2 major groups (30 each) out of which 30 sedentary type and another 30 active type.The sedentary group, was equally categorized as 2 each (15 members in each subgroup), one sedentary sub group given only aerobic training while another subgroup practiced both aerobic followed by pranayama. The same was followed for aerobic group also. After the training body fat of participants was determined. It was interesting to note that practicing aerobic followed by pranayama for 6 days in week for 12 weeks by active groups revealed drastic reduction in body fat percent of 14.70 compared to sedentary group receiving both training that was only 5.41%. Pranayama practices in college students brought significant changes on percent body fat of both active and sedentary college male students due to the effect of aerobic exercises.