Effect of Yogic Practices, Aerobic Exercise and Interval Training on Selected Lipid profiles among School Boys

Abstract :

The purpose of the study was to determine the best training packages among the yogic practices, aerobic exercise and interval training on selected health related physical fitness namely cardio respiratory endurance and flexibility among school boys. To achieve the purpose of the present study, sixty school boys from Dindigul district, Tamilnadu were selected as subjects at random and their ages ranged from 13 to 17 years. The subjects were divided into four equal groups of fifteen school boys each. The study was formulated as a true random group design, consisting of a pre-test and post-test. The subjects (N=60) were randomly assigned to four equal groups of fifteen school boys each. The groups were assigned as yogic practices, aerobic exercises, interval training and control group in an equivalent manner. The group I underwent yogic practices, group II underwent aerobic exercises, group III underwent interval training and group IV acted as a control group. The three experimental groups were participated the training for a period of twelve weeks to find out the outcome of the training packages and the control group did not participated in any training programme. The variable to be used in the present study was collected from all subjects before they have to treat with the respective treatments. It was assumed as pre-test. After completion of treatment they were tested again as it was in the pre-test on all variables used in the present study. This test was assumed as post-test. The following statistical techniques were adopted to treat the collected data in connection with established hypothesis and objectives of this study. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was applied because the subjects were selected random, but the groups were not equated in relation to the factors to be examined. Hence the difference between means of the four groups in the pre-test had to be taken into account during the analysis of the post-test differences between the means. This was achieved by the application of the analysis of covariance, where the final means were adjusted for differences in the initial means, and the adjusted means were tested for significance. Whenever the adjusted post-test means were found significant, the scheffe’s post-hoc test was administer to find out the paired means difference. To test the obtained results on variables, level of significance 0.05 was chosen and considered as sufficient for the study. The significant mean difference does not exist among the experimental groups in the pre test on cardio respiratory endurance and flexibility. In testing post test mean difference among the experimental groups statistically significant on variables of cardio respiratory endurance and flexibility. In testing the post adjusted mean among the experimental groups also predicts the above result. In comparing the effect the YPG showed better performance on flexibility. In comparing the effect the AEG and ITG produced similar effect on both the variables.

Author Name : N. Chandrakumar & Dr. C. Ramesh

Keywords: Yogic Practices, Aerobic, Interval Training, School.


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