FLEXIBILITY; A STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF YOGASANAS AND AEROBIC EXERCISES
Keywords:
Kendriya Vidyalaya, exercises, flexibility, trainingAbstract
The purpose of the study is to assess the effect of aerobic exercises and yogic asanas on flexibility of students (boys) in the age group of to 14 to 16 years. To achieve the purpose of the study 60 boys studying in Kendriya Vidyalaya High School of Pune District were selected at random as subjects of the study and divided into three groups of 20 subjects each; all of them were taking part in routine physical education programme as per the schedule of the college. Group A and Group B are the experimental groups and group C served as control group. Group ‘A’ practiced in the selected yogasanas and Group B practiced the selected aerobic exercises and Group C didn’t participate in any exercises. To measure the shoulder flexibility and trunk flexibility Goniometer and Leighton flexometer were used to collect the data. The data was statically analyzed using mean difference method (t -ratio) and ANCOVA.
Aerobic exercise and yogic asana training programme are effective in improving flexibility of the shoulder and trunk. Yogic asana training programme is found to be more effective as compared to the aerobic exercise programme in developing the flexibility. No significant improvement in the case of control group may be a reflection of inactivity.
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