Efficacy of Classical Hata Yoga training on Performance in a Vigilance Test among healthy adults.

Dr.Vijaya Kumar PS; Sahana AU

Volume : X, Issue : I, January - 2020

Efficacy of Classical Hata Yoga training on Performance in a Vigilance Test among healthy adults.

Dr. Vijaya Kumar Ps, Sahana Au

Abstract :

Background: Vigilance is a term used alternatively with alertness or sustained attention and reflects arousal and cognitive performance. Today’s society, thrive on performance, competition and perfection, which leads to an insidious increase in stress. Stress causes psycho–physiological damage that is often underestimated. Stress has an impact on sustained attention task performance resulted in mental health disorders. Mind–body techniques such as yoga have shown to improve stress reliance and thus enhances cognitive functions; attention, visual scanning, memory retrieval. The objective of this study was to determine whether classical hata yoga training would enhance the performance in vigilance task specific for sustained attention and alertness. Material and Methods: Forty one participants who had enrolled in a forty five days Classical Hata Yoga training program. Their ages ranged between 18 and 50 years (group average ±S.D., 29.4±10.3 years, both genders). Those who have any chronic illness and mental illness, and those who are not willing to participate were excluded. Classical Hata Yoga training is given for 45 days, 3hours/day. At baseline and following forty five days, all participants completed DVT. Results: Classical hata yoga training program showed significant change in DVT scores, showed 22% reduction (P < 0.0001) in total time taken and 41% decrease (P < 0.0001) in error scores. Conclusions: The forty five days classical hata yoga training program was successful in enhancing the performance in vigilance task among adults.