Effect of Yogic and Physical Exercises on Physical Physiological and Psychological Variables of Secondary School Students

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The research team wanted to see how certain yoga practices and physical activities impacted a variety of health indicators among IT professionals. Thirty overweight women were chosen at random from IT firms in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, to serve as participants for this study. The individuals were randomly assigned to one of three groups of 10 people each: the yogic practices group, the physical exercises group, and the control group. Endurance and resting pulse rate, two physiological measures, were chosen as criterion variables and examined using the Cooper's 9-minute run/walk test and the radial pulse technique before and after the 12-week yoga practices and physical workouts. The ANCOVA was used to determine whether there was a statistically significant difference (if any) between the groups on each of the criteria variables. A number of physical and physiological indicators were found to significantly improve in the yogic practices and physical activities groups compared to the control group. While the control group received no instruction, the yoga practitioners engaged in eight weeks of the Pavanamuktasana sequence, Asana, Pranayama, Meditation, and Relaxation. Pre- and post-experiment measurements of physiological and psychological variables were taken using standardized tests and conventional and adapted questionnaires. Results from an analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) showed that the Pavanamuktasana sequence of poses, together with pranayama, meditation, and relaxation, had a significant impact (P 0.05) on a battery of physiological and psychological characteristics in the elderly.

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