Volume : III, Issue : II, February - 2014

Effect of Yoga Practice for Weight Control: A 12 Weeks Prospective Study

Dr. A. S. Nageswaran

Abstract :

The aim of this study was to find out the effect of yoga practice for weight control for college women. The study was conducted on thirty two (N=32) college women who were studying Bachelor of Physical Education, H. H The Rajah’s College Pudukkottai, Tamilnadu, India. Subjects were randomly assigned equally into two groups, Group -I underwent Yogic Practice Group (n = 16) and Group II (n=16) acted as control Group. The data was collected from the experimental and control groups were statistically examined with Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). Body Weight was selected as dependent variable and it was assessed through weighing scale. The results showed significant difference between the groups.

Keywords :

Yoga   Body Weight     

Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijsr  

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Dr. A. S. NAGESWARAN Effect of Yoga Practice for Weight Control: A 12 Weeks Prospective Study International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.III, Issue.II February 2014


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