Anaerobic power, muscle strength and physiological changes in physically active men following yogic practice

• Authors: Rameswar Pal , Mantu Saha , Abhirup Chatterjee , Kaushik Halder , Omveer Singh Tomer , Anjana Pathak , Ishwar V. Basavaraddi
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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Study aim: The present study was aimed to evaluate the effect of three months (90 min daily for five days in a week) yogic practice on physiological and physical parameters of physically active service personnel. Material and methods: Healthy male volunteers (n=60) of age 27±3 years were randomly selected from paramilitary force of the country in this study. A pre designed yoga training course for 3 months comprising of Prayer, Suddhi kriyas, Yogasanas, Pranayamas, Meditation, Mudra and Bandh was imparted daily by certified yoga teacher in the morning for 90 min. Results: After three months of yogic training, body weight and body mass index did not change significantly, systolic blood pressure and mean blood pressure decreased significantly (p < 0.05). We did not found any significant change in heart rate diastolic blood pressure and respiratory rate. Breath-hold time and strength of the peripheral muscle (back and leg muscle strength) was increased significantly (p < 0.001), whereas peak expiratory flow rate did not change significantly. Anaerobic power was improved significantly (p < 0.05) by means of increasing peak power and average power. Conclusion: The present study revealed that the practice of selected yogic training for 3 months resulted improvement in health and performance of the physically active paramilitary force of Indian army.

Keywords

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Yoga - Peak expiratory flow rate - Anaerobic power

• Publisher: Versita
• Journal: Biomedical Human Kinetics
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 113-120

Dates

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17 - 01 - 2014

Contributors

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Rameswar Pal

• Centre for Advanced Research and Training in Yoga (CARTY), Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi – 110054, India
• PDM Dental College & Research Institute, Sarai, Aurangabad, Bahadurgarh, Haryana, India, Pin – 124507

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Mantu Saha

• Work Physiology & Yoga, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi – 110054, India

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Abhirup Chatterjee

• Centre for Advanced Research and Training in Yoga (CARTY), Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi – 110054, India

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Kaushik Halder

• Work Physiology & Yoga, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi – 110054, India

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Omveer Singh Tomer

• Work Physiology & Yoga, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi – 110054, India

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Anjana Pathak

• Work Physiology & Yoga, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi – 110054, India

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Ishwar V. Basavaraddi

• Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, 68 Ashoka Road, New Delhi 110001

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/bhk-2013-0017