YOGIC PRACTICES FOR SPORTS PERSONS

The purpose of the present study was to evolve a comprehensive yoga practices for sports persons and to find out the effect of the selected yoga techniques was done with help of the experts in the field of yoga as well as the researchers own experience. Based on the principles of yoga system a comprehensive yoga package had evolved. In the second phase, to find out the optimum utilization of the selected yoga-training package the study was conducted on 30 men players. They were divided into tow equal groups. Group – A underwent nine weeks of yoga training besides regular sports training, Group – B is control group did not undergo any type of training other than the regular sports training. The resting heart rate was measured before and after the treatment by using the scientific and reliable equipment. The data were analyzed by the statistical techniques ‘t’ ratio for interpretation. The selected yoga practices were fit enough to the sports persons. Further, the yoga training had significant (p<0.05) positive effect on the heart rate among the sports persons.

Key Terms: YOGA, ASANA, PRANAYAMA, MEDITATION, HEART RATE

Dr. K. Chandrasekaran
Tiruchirappalli (Tamilnadu)