Effect of yogic exercises on selected physical fitness components of female athletes
Effect of yogic exercises on selected physical fitness components of female athletes
Author(s): Yuvaraja KB, Dr. SK Manjunatha and T Viswanatha
Abstract: Study was to determine the effect of six week Yogic training on selected physical fitness components on adolescent girls. It was hypothesized that various Yogic intervention strategies will significantly improve the physical parameters of adolescent female. 30 subjects (adolescent female) Thrissur district, Kerala in the age group of 17 to 25 yrs. Were selected randomly as subjects for the study. The subjects were randomly assigned as experimental and Control groups each group consisted of 15 subjects. The requirements of the study was explained to all the subjects. All the subject voluntarily agreed to undergo the testing and training programmes. The study was formulated as pre post test pre experimental design. Selection of variables, Physical Variables Abdominal strength, Flexibility, Speed, Height and Weight Physiological Variables Resting Heart Rate. The Result of the study has shown that physical fitness components of female adolescents who practiced yoga does not show any significant difference The study shows no significant difference on the components like the speed, flexibility and abdominal strength in the subjects. There is no significant decrease in weight of the subjects after the yogic practice.
Yuvaraja KB, Dr. SK Manjunatha, T Viswanatha. Effect of yogic exercises on selected physical fitness components of female athletes. J Sports Sci Nutr 2022;3(1):139-141. DOI: 10.33545/27077012.2022.v3.i1b.169