Abstract

The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of yogic exercises on the stress level of college students and to improve their psychological level. 30 females were selected randomly from Padmavati College Defence Enclave, Meerut (UP) as a subject. The subjects were divided into two groups and designated as the experimental group and control group. The experimental group was given a training program of yogic exercises for eight weeks in the morning for six days a week. Sunday was the weekly rest of the experimental group. Whereas the control group was rather than their routine physical activities. The stress status of the subjects in the present study was estimated with the help of a stress status scale developed by Pallavi Bhatnagar manifest stress scale. The data was collected before and after the training program and statistically analyzed by using the “t” test. The results showed that yogic exercises can be an effective training program to reduce the stress level of college students.