An Assessment of 6-Week Yogic Asanas Training on Health Related Fitness Components
Author Affiliations
- 1Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, INDIA
Res. J. of Physical Education Sci., Volume 3, Issue (9), Pages 1-3, September,23 (2015)
Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to assess the effects of 6-week training yogic asanas training on Health Related Fitness components. Data were collected on One Hundred and Twenty (N=120), subjects between the age group of 21-26 years were selected. 6-week yogic asanas training were given to the subjects from the Group A. Form the findings this is concluded that, the 6-week training programme of yogic asanas had significant effect on Health Related Fitness components. Thus, such yogic asanas may be recommended to improve Aerobic Fitness, Percent Body Fat, Abdominal Strength and Endurance and Trunk Flexibility.
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