Author(s): Vikas Mehta

Abstract:
The main objective of the study was to analyze the effect of yogic asanas on the health related physical fitness of student. The study was conducted on 40 male students of Sri Guru Hari Singh College, Sri Jiwan Nagar, Sirsa, Haryana. The age of the subjects ranged between 18 to 27 years. The boys were divided into two equal groups 1.Experimental Group 2) Control Group on the basis of the mean performance of pre-test score. This training programme was of 6 week having 5 days a week. 't'-test was employed. 1 min. Bend Knee Sit-ups (t = 0.964), Sit & Reach Test (t = 0.034) and Body Mass Index (t = 0.136), as calculated t-values were less than the tabulated t-value. The significant difference was observed in pre-test and post-test of experimental group in 1 min. Bend Knee Sit-ups (t = 4.161), and Sit & Reach Test (t = 2.168). Insignificant difference was found in Body Mass Index (t = 0.308) which is less than the tabulated t-value of 2.093 at 0.05 level of confidence of 19 degree of freedom. The significant difference was observed in post test of control and experimental group in, 1 min. Bend Knee Sit-ups (t = 2.104), and Sit & Reach Test (t = 2.331), Insignificant difference was found in Body Mass Index (t = 0.255) which was less than the tabulated t-value of 2.093 at 0.05 level of confidence of 19 degree of freedom.

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