Volume : 7, Issue : 5, May - 2018

EFFECT OF YOGA PRACTICES AND PHYSICAL TRAINING ON VITAL CAPACITY AMONG COLLEGE MEN PLAYERS

Dr. V. A. Manickam, Siyad. B. R.

Abstract :

<h1 style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:&#10;150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Aim </span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:&#10;normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;&#10;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">of this study was to determine the effect of yoga practices and physical training on Vital Capacity among college men players. </span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:&#10;150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">The study was conducted on forty five (N=45) men College men players who were studying various affiliated colleges in Alagappa University, Karaikudi and participated various tournaments during the year 2017-2018 were selected as subjects. Subjects were randomly assigned equally into three groups, Group &ndash;I underwent Yoga Practices Group <span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>(n = 15), Group II underwent Physical Training Group (n=15) and Group-III acted as control Group (n=15). Vital Capacity was selected as a dependent variable and it was assessed by wet spirometer. The data was collected before and after the training period of 12 weeks. The data was collected from the Experimental and Control Groups were statically examined with Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). </span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:&#10;150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Vital Capacity</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"> showed significant difference between the groups.<o:p></o:p></span></i></h1>