EFFECTS OF PRANAYAMA ON SELECTED SKILL RELATED PHYSICAL FITNESS COMPONENTS OF KABADDI PLAYERS OF MUMBAI REGION

The current paper highlights the effects of yoga on athlete or sportsperson to improving and helping to boost the
performance. Pranayama is the part of yoga, ‘Pran’ means life force and ‘Ayam’ means regulation. Pranayama hold
the 10 types each type improve the different function of body. In India we are practicing of yoga and pranayama from
the ancient time. Kabaddi is body contact team game performing by the seven players of each team. The offensive and
defensive skills perfume by the kabaddi players. With the regular practice of kabaddi we add types of pranayama to
see the difference in performances of kabaddi players.