EFFECT OF EIGHT WEEKS OF YOGICE INTERVENTION ON SELECTED BIOCHEMICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL VARIABLE AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS

Gyanendu Rai and Prof. L.N. Sarkar

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to find out the effects of yogic intervention on Biochemical and Physiological variables of female students, such us blood glucose, Vital Capacity, force vital capacity, force expiratory volume, peak expiratory flow rate. For the present study 20 female students of Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education Gwalior (M.P.) were selected randomly as the subjects for the study. The age of the subjects were ranging from 17-24 years. The variables selected for the present study were yogic training (independent variable), blood glucose and force vital capacity and forced expiratory volume in first sec, peak expiratory flow rate (dependent variables) .The data was collected through the pre and post test. For the study single group design was used in which the pre test was taken prior to the yogic training and post test was taken after eight weeks of yogic training. For comparing pre and post test means of blood glucose and force vital capacity, forced expiratory volume in first sec, peak expiratory flow rate, descriptive analysis and paired t-test were applied at 0.05 level of significance. Significant difference were found among pre-post blood glucose and force vital capacity, forced expiratory volume in first sec, peak expiratory flow rate as the p value (0.002; 0.00; 0.00;0.00) respectively which is less than .05.On the basis of the findings it was
concluded that the yogic intervention may be responsible for the improvement of selected biochemical and physiological variables.
Keywords: Yogic intervention, Blood Glucose Level, Forced Vital Capacity, Forced Expiratory Volume in first Sec and Peak Expiratory Flow Rate.