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2019, Vol. 4 Issue 1, Part N

Effect of six week yoga training practice on cardiovascular endurance of old age man

AUTHOR(S): Kamalesh Pratap Singh and Dr. Santosh Kumar
ABSTRACT:
The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of 6 week yoga training program on cardiovascular endurance of old age man. The subjects for present study were 60 old age man between the age of 60 – 65 year of age from Varanasi (U.P.). All the subjects were randomly assigned into experimental group I (N=20) experimental group II (N=20) and control group (N=20). For experimental group I and II, Yoga training and walking exercise were imparted thrice in a week and control group participated in regular physical activity for five days in a week. Based on review of available literature, the cardiovascular endurance was selected for the purpose of study. The pre and post tests were administered to the subjects at the play grounds of Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (U.P) at the end of experiment. The data collected from the three groups were statistically analysed for significance, the ANACOVA was used. In all the cases to test the significance, 0.05 level of significance was fixed. The data were analysed by computer using statistical packages. The results of the study revealed that Six weeks of planned and systematic training modalities did not have any significant effect on cardiovascular endurance of male aged persons. Improvement in cardiovascular endurance was observed in walking training group and control group of male aged persons. Statistically significant difference was not found in adjusted post test mean scores of different groups of male aged person in the cardiovascular endurance.
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International Journal of Yogic, Human Movement and Sports Sciences
How to cite this article:
Kamalesh Pratap Singh, Dr. Santosh Kumar. Effect of six week yoga training practice on cardiovascular endurance of old age man. Int J Yogic Hum Mov Sports Sciences 2019;4(1):742-745.
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