Volume : IV, Issue : X, October - 2014

Isolated and Combined Effect of Yoga and Aerobic Training on Insulin Response of Untrained Colligate Men

Prof. V. Gopinath

Abstract :

Recorded history, philosophy and health professionals have observed that regular physical activity is an essential part of healthy life. Aerobic exercise and asanas (yoga) are the best method to maintain good health. Both forms of physical activity may cause cellular level of changes. It ultimately leads to adaptation in endocrine system. The most common problems among the youth is inactivity. It causes all types of hypokinetic diseases; one of the most vulnerable is diabetics. It is a metabolic disorder due to insulin deficiency. Therefore, the study aim to found out the isolated and combined effect of yoga and aerobic training on insulin response of untrained colligate men. To achieve these purpose sixty (N = 60) male untrained Bachelor’s degree students were selected randomly from Tagore Arts College, Puducherry, India. There age ranged from 18 to 22 years. The subjects were randomly divided into four equal groups (n = 15). Group I underwent yoga training, Group II underwent aerobic training, Group III underwent combined (aerobic + yoga) training and Group – IV did not participate in any special training. 24 hrs before and after the training 5 ml of blood was drawn from all the subjects (vein) as pre and post sample for analysis. The insulin (mIu/ml) response was estimated by Radio Immuno Assay Procedure. The collected data were analysed by ANCOVA and Scheffe’s post hoc test (p < 0.05) which SPSS package (16.0). The results of this study indicates that aerobic, yoga and combination of both training may reduce serum insulin level of untrained man. However among these, combination of yoga (asana) and aerobic exercise have better effect on the reduction of insulin.

Keywords :

Yoga   Aerobic   Insulin   Men.  

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Prof. V. GOPINATH Isolated and Combined Effect of Yoga and Aerobic Training on Insulin Response of Untrained Colligate Men Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.4, Issue : 10 October 2014


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