EFFECT OF 4-WEEK YOGIC PRACTICES ON MUSCULAR STRENGTH & ENDURANCE AND FLEXIBILITY OF UNIVERSITY LEVEL GIRLS

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of 4-week yogic practices on Muscular Strength & Endurance and Flexibility of university level girls. The research population included sixty (N=60) female subjects between the age group of 18-25 years were selected as subjects from Department of Physical Education (T), Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab (India). The subjects were purposively assigned into two groups: Group-A: Experimental (N1=30) and Group-B: Control (N2=30). All the subjects were informed about the objective and protocol of the study. The subjects from Group A were subjected to 4-week of yogic practices. The training consisted of a variety of yogic asanas: (i.e., Alanasana, utthita parsvakonasana, vasisthasana, purvottanasana, sarvangasana and sirsasana).The 4-week yogic practices brought about significant improvement in Muscular Strength & Endurance (t = 7.67), and Flexibility (t = 13.12) in Group (A) as compared with the control one. The 4-week yogic practices had significant effect on cardiovascular endurance and body composition, Thus, such yogic practices may be recommended to improve cardiovascular endurance, body composition, muscular strength & endurance and flexibility may contribute to enhance concentration based performance and voluntary control of breathing.