Effect of specific yogic practices and suryanamaskar on explosive power vital capacity and thigh grith among school girls

The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of Specific Yogic practices and Suryanamaskar on Explosive power, Vital capacity and Abdominal girth among the School Girls. For this purpose the study one hundred fifty girls student were selected as subjects. Their age ranged between 12 to 14 years. The subjects chosen for the study were randomly divided into three equal groups namely Control Group, Asana, Pranayama with Meditation (Ex.Group-I) and Suryanamaskar, Asana with Meditation (Ex.Group- II) each group consisted of 50 Girls student. Control group III did not involve any training. The duration of training was fixed for 12 weeks. The training package was administered to the two groups. The Asana, Pranayama with Meditation group (Ex.Group-I) included (sitting, standing, prone, and supine position Asanas and Yogic Pranayama like Anulom – Vilom, Nadisodhana, Ujjaiy, Sitkari and Bramari) and Suryanamaskar, Asana with Meditation group (Ex.Group-II) included (12 steps of suryanamaskar and Asanas with Meditation practice). The statistical analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) were used on data collected prior to and after the experimental period. The result shows on Explosive Power, Vital Capacity and Abdominal Girth was greater improvement in the experimental group than the control group.