Effect of Pranayama on Selected Respiratory P...

Effect of Pranayama on Selected Respiratory Parameters among University Women Students

Author Name : Ms. Jaya Devi, Mrs. Pushpa Kumari

ABSTRACT  The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of Pranayama on selected respiratory parameters. To achieve this purpose of the study, thirty students studying in the department of physical education and sports sciences, M. D. University, Rohtak were selected as subjects as random. The selected subjects were divided into two equal groups of 15 subjects each, such as Pranayama group and control group. The group I underwent Pranayama practice for three days per week for twelve weeks. Group II acted as control who did not participate any special training programmes apart from their physical education activities as per their curriculum. Among respiratory parameters, the following variables such as breath holding time and vital capacity were selected as criterion variables. All the subjects of two groups were tested on criterion variables by using holding the breath for long time and wet spiro meter respectively at prior to and immediately after the training programme. The analysis of covariance was used to analyze the significant difference, if any between the groups. The level of significance was 0.05. the results of the study revealed that there was a significant difference between Pranayama group and control group on selected respiratory parameters namely Breath Holding Time and Vital Capacity.