COMBINED EFFECT OF YOGIC PRACTICE WITH AEROBIC DANCE ON SELECTED ANTHROPOMETRICAL VARIABLES AMONG OVERWEIGHT STUDENTS

The purpose of the study is to find out the combined effect of yogic practice with aerobic dance on selected anthropometrical variables among overweight students. The researcher randomly selected thirty boys from Velliangadu Panchayat, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, as subjects. Their age was between eighteen to twenty-five years. A pre and post-test control group design was employed for this investigation. This study consisted of an experimental group (n=15) that underwent yogic practice and aerobic dance, and (n=15) acted as the control group. All the participants were tested before and after the experimentation on anthropometrical variables namely waist circumferences and body mass index measured by a standardized test with tools. The experiment group participated in yogic practice and aerobic dance for twelve weeks. The control group did not have any specific training program. The pre-test and post-tests were conducted to mention the variables. The training program was scheduled at 60 min for six days a week.‘t’ ratio was used to find out the significant difference between the pre-test and post-test of each independent variable on the selected dependent variables. ANCOVA was calculated to find out the significant difference between the independent variables on the selected dependent variables. The levels of significance were fixed at 0.05. Since the obtained “F” ratio value was significant to find out the paired mean difference.It was concluded that the yogic practice with the aerobic dance group showed statistically positive signs throughout the training period on the selected anthropometrical variables such as speed waist circumferences and body mass index among overweight students.It was concluded that the yogic practice & aerobic dance group showed statistically significant improvement in the variables namely waist circumferences and body mass index throughout the training period. It was concluded that the control group showed no significant improvement in variables namely waist circumferences and body mass index.It was concluded that the yogic practice & aerobic dance has a significant difference from the control group on selected anthropometrical variables among overweight students.