Effect of Asanas and Pranayama on VO2 Max among Down Syndrome Students

Author:

Baby Salini. E, Dr. A. M. Najeeb & S. Suthakar

Abstract:

                Effect of asanas and pranayamaon onVO₂ max (maximum oxygen uptake)in sixty students belonging to 15 to 18 years of age affected with Down syndrome was examined. The subjects were grouped into Group Iand Group II consisting of thirty students each. Asanas and pranayama practice were assigned for twelve weeks to the Group II. There was no Asanas and pranayama on programme assigned to Group I. All the data were collected before and after the test through Harvard step test and subjected to statistical analysis using‘t’ ratio. The study revealed that the practice of asanas and pranayama significantly improved the VO₂ maxin Down syndrome students.

Keywords:

Asana, Pranayama, VO2 Max, Down Syndrome Syndrome.

Cite: 

Baby Salini. E, Dr. A. M. Najeeb & S. Suthakar (2018). Effect of Asanas and Pranayama on VO₂ Max among Down Syndrome Students. International Journal of Recent Research and Applied Studies, 5, 1(1), 7-10.