Yogic Intervention and its effect on Health-Related Physical Fitness
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Abstract: The objective of the study was to investigate the effects of yogic training on selected physiological and health-related fitness variables of taekwondo players. Specifically, the study was aimed to assess the impact of yogic training on resting pulse rate, systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure in taekwondo players and to evaluate the influence of yogic training on flexibility and cardiorespiratory endurance in taekwondo players, utilizing standardized test (sit-and-reach flexibility measurements, Cooper 12 min run walk test for endurance).
Methodology: For the purpose of this study 40 (20 Experimental and 20 Control Group) taekwondo female players age ranging from 14 to 17 years were selected from Taekwondo Academy, Nalbari, Assam, India.The experimental group underwent yogic training intervention for 6 (Six Weeks) 5 (five)days in a week and the control group did not underwent any specific training. Physiological variables such as resting heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure were dependent variable. And the health-related fitness variables such as flexibility, endurance was tested and measured by sit and reach test (in centimetre) and 12 minutes run/walk (in meter) respectively.
Result: the findings showed that there was a significant difference in experimental and a control group on endurance, resting heart ratesystolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressureand whereas there was insignificant difference on flexibility between the groups respectively.
Conclusion: The findings of the study highlighted the potential benefits of yogic training for taekwondo players in improving selected physiological and health-related fitness variables. It is concluded that yogic intervention of six weeks training elicited significant improvement on V02 max, Resting heart rate, blood pressure among the female taekwondo players.
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