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Effect of Yogic Breathing Practices On Vital Capacity of Handball Players
Subject area: Biological & Medical Sciences · Area of research: Sports Physiology
Abstract
The purpose of this study, was to assess the vital capacity of handball players. For this 30 male handball players were randomly selected as subjects from ACPE Mastuana Sahib, Sangrur (Punjab). The age group ranged from 18 to 25 years. The selected participants were randomly divided into two groups such as group ?A? yogic breathing practices (n=15) and group ?B? acted as control group (n=15). Group ?A? underwent yogic breathing practices for six days per week and each session lasted for an hour for eight weeks. Control group was not exposed to any specific training but they were participated in regular activities. The pre and post tests data were collected on selected criterion variables prior and immediately after the training program. The pre and post-test scores were statistically examined by the dependent?t? test was used . The level of significant was fixed at 0.05 level. It was concluded that the yogic breathing practices group had shown significantly improved in vital capacity while the control group had not shown any significant improvement on vital capacity.
Keywords
Yogic Exercises, Vital Capacity, Handball Players etc.
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How to cite this paper
@article{1713500,
author = {Dr. Satinder Paul},
title = {Effect of Yogic Breathing Practices On Vital Capacity of Handball Players},
journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
year = {2025},
volume = {9},
number = {5},
pages = {2726-2728},
issn = {2456-8880},
url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1713500.pdf},
abstract = {The purpose of this study, was to assess the vital capacity of handball players. For this 30 male handball players were randomly selected as subjects from ACPE Mastuana Sahib, Sangrur (Punjab). The age group ranged from 18 to 25 years. The selected participants were randomly divided into two groups such as group ?A? yogic breathing practices (n=15) and group ?B? acted as control group (n=15). Group ?A? underwent yogic breathing practices for six days per week and each session lasted for an hour for eight weeks. Control group was not exposed to any specific training but they were participated in regular activities. The pre and post tests data were collected on selected criterion variables prior and immediately after the training program. The pre and post-test scores were statistically examined by the dependent?t? test was used . The level of significant was fixed at 0.05 level. It was concluded that the yogic breathing practices group had shown significantly improved in vital capacity while the control group had not shown any significant improvement on vital capacity.},
keywords = {Yogic Exercises, Vital Capacity, Handball Players etc.},
month = {November},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV8I5-1713500}
}