Effect of Yoga and Pranayama Practice on Vital Capacity and Blood Pressure among Middle Aged Women

Author Name: Dr. S. Chidambara Raja

Abstract
The purpose of this study was to find out the effect of selected yoga and pranayama practice on vital capacity and blood pressure among middle aged women. For this purpose twenty middle aged women were selected from various departments of Annamalai University, except physical education and fine arts. They were divided into two equal groups in which Group – I (n = 10) underwent yoga and pranayama practice weekly six days per week (i.e. Monday to Saturday), for nine weeks between 6.00 a.m. to 8.00 a.m., and Group – II (n = 10) acted as control, which did not underwent any training during the period of study apart from their regular activities. Vital capacity was measured by using the wetspirometer and blood pressure was assessed by using sphygmomanometer. The Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used as statistical tool for the present study. The result of the study indicated that the vital capacity was increased and both systolic and diastolic blood pressure was decreased significantly for the yoga and pranyama practice group. Moreover, the result of the study was also showed that there was a significant difference was occurred between the yoga and pranayama practice group and control group on selected criterion variables. It was concluded from the results of the study that the yoga practice is a better tool to reduce the blood pressure and increase the vital capacity.

Keywords: Yoga, Pranayama, Vital Capacity, Blood Pressure, Women.

Please cite this article as: Dr. S. Chidambara Raja (2017). Effect of Yoga and Pranayama Practice on Vital Capacity and Blood Pressure among Middle Aged Women. International Journal of Recent Research and Applied Studies, 4, 12(9), 46-47.


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