Volume : 7, Issue : 8, August - 2018

EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT MODES OF YOGA PRACTICE ON PERCENTAGE OF BODY FAT AND BIOCHEMICAL VARIABLES

Mr. S. Ananth, Dr. S. Chidambara Raja

Abstract :

<div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;&#10;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoBlockText" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.7in;&#10;line-height:150%;tab-stops:0in;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;&#10;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;&#10;line-height:150%;color:black">The </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;&#10;line-height:150%">purpose of the present study was to find out the effect of different modes of y<span style="color:black">oga practice </span><span style="color:&#10;#0D0D0D;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">on percentage of body fat and bio-chemical variables among middle aged women. For this purpose, forty five middle aged women residing </span><span style="color:black">around Kumbakonam town, Thanjavur </span>district, Tamilnadu, were selected as subjects<span style="color:black">. The age of the subjects were ranged from 40 to 45 years. </span>They were divided into three equal groups, each group consisted of fifteen subjects, in which<span style="color:black"> experimental group - I underwent <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Bihar</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:place> of yoga practice, experimental group - II underwent B.K.S. Iyengar yoga practice and group - III acted as control </span>that did not participate in any special activities apart from their regular curricular activities.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>The training period for the study was six days (Monday to Saturday) in a week for twelve weeks.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Prior and after the experimental period, the subjects were tested on <span style="color:black">percentage of body fat, high density lipoprotein and total cholesterol. Percentage of body fat was assessed by applying the </span>Deurenberg <i>et al</i> formula<span style="color:black">. High density lipoprotein and total cholesterol </span>were tested after taking 5 ml of blood samples by venous puncture method, by using Boehringer Mannheim Kit Method.<span style="color:black"> </span>The Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was applied to find out any significant difference between the experimental groups and control group on selected criterion variables.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>The result of the study shows that the Bihar School of Yoga practice group and B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga practice <span style="color:#0D0D0D;mso-bidi-font-weight:&#10;bold">group were </span>decreased the total cholesterol, percentage of body fat and<span style="color:black"> increased the high density lipoprotein</span> significantly.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>It was concluded from the results of the study that Bihar School of Yoga practice and B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga practice has ing positive changes in <span style="color:black">percentage of body fat, high density lipoprotein and total cholesterol</span> as compare to the control group. Moreover it was also concluded that there was no significant difference was found between the experimental groups in all criterion variables.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div>