Effect of yoga and aerobic exercises on selected physiological physical fitness components and attitude towards participation in sports

Abstract

The aim of the study is to assess the effect of yoga and aerobic exercises on selected physiological, physical fitness components and attitude towards participation in sports of high school girls. The subject is selected as a purposive samples, total 90 high school girls aged 13-16 years was included for the study. The subject is divided into three group yoga, aerobic and control group n=30 each, 12-week training programme were implemented on experimental group. The physiological fitness was evaluated by means of the following variables 1) Blood pressure 2) Resting heart rate 3) Respiratory rate 4) Vital capacity (Peak Expiratory flow rate). The physical fitness was evaluated by means of following variables are Muscular strength, Muscular power, Speed Agility Muscular endurance, Flexibility. Descriptive statistics applied to process the data prior to employing inferential statistics Anacova were used to determine the achieved effects on yoga and aerobic exercises. The physiological and physical fitness components significantly improved in experimental group as compared with the control group. There was significant improvement in attitude towards participation in sports was revealed due to the training programme of selected exercises. The yoga and aerobic exercises may be recommended to improve physiological fitness and physical fitness and newlineKeywords-: Yoga, Physical fitness, Agility, Muscular strength, Aerobic Exercise, physiological fitness, Aerobic dance newline