Volume : 9, Issue : 2, FEB 2023

2nd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON YOGA FOR GLOBAL WELL-BEING (Shree Hanuman Vyayam Prasarak Mandal, Amravati (M.S.) INDIA)

EFFECT OF YOGA TRAINING ON AGILITY AND FLEXIBILITY OF FEMALES STUDENTS BY SELECTED ASANAS

PROF. ULHAS VIJAY BRAMHE

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to find out Effect of Yoga training on agility and flexibility of females students by selected Asanas. For the goal of these investigation forty female students from S P M T M College, Chikhli. They were selected into two groups of fifteen participants each. The age groups of the 18 to 20 years were recruited, with their consent. For the purpose of the study variables were considered for this study as agility and flexibility. It was measured by using the standard test items of agility measured by 6 X 10 Meters Shuttle Run and flexibility measured by sit and reach test. The training periods of experimental groups were six weeks, five days per week with duration of 60 minutes. Control group did not undergo any training programme rather than their routine work. The yoga class was conducted every day in the morning between 6.00 am to 7.00 am. The data was analyzed using Paired ‘t’ test to compare the before and after training values of both the groups. P value of less than 0.05 was accepted as indicating significant difference between the compared values. It was concluded from the results that the agility and flexibility in the pre programme group was insignificant but the post programme experimental group shown a significant improvement due to six week of Yoga training programme.

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