Influence of Aerobic Training and Pranayama on Selected Physiological and Psychological Variables among Men Hockey Players

Abstract:

The purpose of the study was to find out the influence of aerobic training and pranayama on selected physiological and psychological variables of men hockey players. To achieve this purpose of the study sixty men students were selected. To achieve this purpose of the study, sixty men students of Department of Physical Education, Thanthai Hans Roever College from Perambalur, Tamil Nadu, India were tested. They were divided into three equal groups of each twenty subjects. It was conducted by aerobic training and pranayama each namely aerobic training group, pranayama training group and control group. The group I aerobic training group, group II pranayama training group conducted test for three days per week for twelve weeks and group III acted as control. Who did not underwent any special training programme apart from their regular day today physical education curriculum. The following physiological and psychological variables namely resting pulse rate and achievement motivation were selected as criterion variables. The resting pulse rate was assessed by Scores in Counts per minute and achievement motivation was assessed by using Scores in numbers. All the subjects of three groups were tested on selected criterion variables at prior to and immediately after the training programme as pre and post test selection. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to find out the significant difference if any, among the groups on each selected criterion variables separately. In all the cases .05 level of confidence was fixed to test the significance, which was considered as appropriate. The results of the study revealed that there was a significant difference between aerobic training group, pranayama training group and control group on selected criterion variables such as resting pulse rate and achievement motivation. And there was an improvement as per selected criterion variables namely resting pulse rate and achievement motivation with respect to aerobic training and pranayama training.

Author Name : Dr. G. Suresh Kumar

Keywords: Aerobic training, Pranayama, Hockey.