INFLUENCE OF YOGIC PRACTICES ON SELECTED PHYSIOLOGICAL VARIABLES AMONG COLLEGE WOMEN

The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of yogic practices on selected physiological variables among college women. To achieve the purpose of this study thirty women were randomly selected from Government Sanskrit College, Thiruvananthapuram. The subject's age ranged between 18 to 21 years only. The subjects (N=30) were randomly assigned to two equal groups of fifteen students. The groups were assigned as experimental group, and control group respectively. Pretest was conducted for all the subjects on selected physiological variables. The experimental group participated yogic practices for a period of six weeks. The post test was conducted on the above said dependent variables after a period of six weeks in the respective treatments. The analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to find out the effects of yogic practices on selected physiological variables among college women. It was concluded that there was significant improvement in slow vital capacity and forced vital capacity due to yogic practices when comparing to control group.