IMMEDIATE EFFECT OF SURYANAMASKAR ON BLOOD LACTATE

Introduction: Surya namaskar (SN), or Salutation to the sun, is an important hatha yogic practice which has been handed down from the sages of vedic time. Surya Namsakar is almost a complete sadhana (practice) in itself, containing asana, pranayama and meditational techniques within the main structure of the practice. Objective of the Study: The main objective of the present study was to see the immediate effect of Suryanamaskar on blood lactate. Methods: The study was conducted in the Department of Physical Education at Jadavpur University, Kolkata. To meet the purpose of the study 15 male students from Bachelor of Physical Education course with mean age 23.8 ± 1.89 yrs were acted as subject in the present study. Subjects were performed 8 rounds (12 steps) of Suryanamaskar in the early morning in light stomach. Blood sample was collected before commencement of SN and immediately after 8 rounds of SN practice. Lactate Analyzer used for measuring the amount of lactate concentration in the blood. To analyse the data mean and standard deviation was used as descriptive statistics and‘t’ test was employed as inferential statistics for the comparison of pre and post exercise lactate level in the blood. Results: Before exercise blood lactate level was recorded as 10.86 ±1.41 mg/dl and immediately after 8 rounds of suryanamaskar practice it reached at 16.35 ± 1.31mg/dl. 8 rounds of Suryanamaskar practice produce a significant (p<.05) increase of blood lactate level in pre to post exercise session. Conclusion: On the basis of the present study we may conclude that suryanamaskar is a moderate physical activity, could be recommended for the maintenance of general cardiovascular health-fitness status of the individual.