ABSTRACT

Visual reaction time amongst athletes is mainly concerned with how fast an athlete reacts to a visual stimulus. Reaction time is the ability to respond quickly to a stimulus. It important in many sports and day to day activities. This study aimed to examine the effect of pranayama on reaction time of sprinter. An experimental study was carried out on thirty (n=30), male national level sprinter of Jharkhand state and the age ranged 16 to 18 years. Reaction time was measured by Audio-Visual Reaction Time apparatus. Descriptive statistics had been applied to process the data prior to employing inferential statistics. The inferential statistics employed was repeated measures ANOVA.  Further, Newman-Kuels post hoc test was employed to record comparative effects of pranayama practices on reaction time. It can be concluded that the effect of pranayam has positive effect on reaction time of sprinter.

Keywords: Sprinters, Audio reaction time, Pranayam and Yoga