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Age related differences of selected Hatha yoga practices on anthropometric characteristics, muscular strength and flexibility of healthy individuals
BACKGROUND: Physiological benefits of yoga on volunteers of a particular age group are available. However, reports on efficacy of a specific yoga package on the populace of different age groups from similar occupational background is still very limited. Therefore, the present study was conducted to...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4278134/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25558132 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0973-6131.146057 |
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author | Halder, Kaushik Chatterjee, Abhirup Pal, Rameshwar Tomer, Omveer S Saha, Mantu |
author_facet | Halder, Kaushik Chatterjee, Abhirup Pal, Rameshwar Tomer, Omveer S Saha, Mantu |
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description | BACKGROUND: Physiological benefits of yoga on volunteers of a particular age group are available. However, reports on efficacy of a specific yoga package on the populace of different age groups from similar occupational background is still very limited. Therefore, the present study was conducted to appraise the effect of a specific Hatha yoga package on anthropometric characteristics, flexibility and muscular strength of healthy individuals of different age groups from similar occupational trade. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 71 participants (Group All) from Indian Air Force ground personnel volunteered and age wise divided into 3 groups - (i) Group I (Gr. - I) (n(1) = 27, 20-29 years), (ii) Group II (Gr. - II) (n(2) = 21, 30-39 years) and (iii) Group III (Gr. - III) (n(3) = 23, 40-49 years). All the participants undergone selected Hatha yoga training for 1 h daily for a period of 12 weeks. Parameters were recorded before and after the training. Pre and post training differences were assessed by Student's t-test. RESULTS: Body weight (All, Gr. - II and Gr. - III [all P < 0.05]), body mass index (Gr. - II and Gr. - III [both P < 0.01]) and fat% (Gr. - II and III [both P < 0.05]) were decreased significantly. Neck circumference was increased significantly in Gr. - I (P < 0.05) but decreased significantly in Gr. - III (P < 0.05). Chest circumference (All (P < 0.001), in Gr. - I and II [both P < 0.05]), grip strength (All [left: P < 0.01 and right: P < 0.05], in Gr. - I [left: P < 0.05 and right: P < 0.01], in Gr. - II [right: P < 0.05] and in Gr. - III [left: P < 0.05 and right: P < 0.01]), back leg strength (group wise P < 0.001, P < 0.05, P < 0.01 and P < 0.05 respectively) and flexibility (all P < 0.001) were increased significantly. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION: Hatha yoga can improve anthropometric characteristics, muscular strength and flexibility among volunteers of different age group and can also be helpful in preventing and attenuating age related deterioration of these parameters. |
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spelling | pubmed-42781342015-01-02 Age related differences of selected Hatha yoga practices on anthropometric characteristics, muscular strength and flexibility of healthy individuals Halder, Kaushik Chatterjee, Abhirup Pal, Rameshwar Tomer, Omveer S Saha, Mantu Int J Yoga Original Article BACKGROUND: Physiological benefits of yoga on volunteers of a particular age group are available. However, reports on efficacy of a specific yoga package on the populace of different age groups from similar occupational background is still very limited. Therefore, the present study was conducted to appraise the effect of a specific Hatha yoga package on anthropometric characteristics, flexibility and muscular strength of healthy individuals of different age groups from similar occupational trade. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 71 participants (Group All) from Indian Air Force ground personnel volunteered and age wise divided into 3 groups - (i) Group I (Gr. - I) (n(1) = 27, 20-29 years), (ii) Group II (Gr. - II) (n(2) = 21, 30-39 years) and (iii) Group III (Gr. - III) (n(3) = 23, 40-49 years). All the participants undergone selected Hatha yoga training for 1 h daily for a period of 12 weeks. Parameters were recorded before and after the training. Pre and post training differences were assessed by Student's t-test. RESULTS: Body weight (All, Gr. - II and Gr. - III [all P < 0.05]), body mass index (Gr. - II and Gr. - III [both P < 0.01]) and fat% (Gr. - II and III [both P < 0.05]) were decreased significantly. Neck circumference was increased significantly in Gr. - I (P < 0.05) but decreased significantly in Gr. - III (P < 0.05). Chest circumference (All (P < 0.001), in Gr. - I and II [both P < 0.05]), grip strength (All [left: P < 0.01 and right: P < 0.05], in Gr. - I [left: P < 0.05 and right: P < 0.01], in Gr. - II [right: P < 0.05] and in Gr. - III [left: P < 0.05 and right: P < 0.01]), back leg strength (group wise P < 0.001, P < 0.05, P < 0.01 and P < 0.05 respectively) and flexibility (all P < 0.001) were increased significantly. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION: Hatha yoga can improve anthropometric characteristics, muscular strength and flexibility among volunteers of different age group and can also be helpful in preventing and attenuating age related deterioration of these parameters. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4278134/ /pubmed/25558132 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0973-6131.146057 Text en Copyright: © International Journal of Yoga http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Halder, Kaushik Chatterjee, Abhirup Pal, Rameshwar Tomer, Omveer S Saha, Mantu Age related differences of selected Hatha yoga practices on anthropometric characteristics, muscular strength and flexibility of healthy individuals |
title | Age related differences of selected Hatha yoga practices on anthropometric characteristics, muscular strength and flexibility of healthy individuals |
title_full | Age related differences of selected Hatha yoga practices on anthropometric characteristics, muscular strength and flexibility of healthy individuals |
title_fullStr | Age related differences of selected Hatha yoga practices on anthropometric characteristics, muscular strength and flexibility of healthy individuals |
title_full_unstemmed | Age related differences of selected Hatha yoga practices on anthropometric characteristics, muscular strength and flexibility of healthy individuals |
title_short | Age related differences of selected Hatha yoga practices on anthropometric characteristics, muscular strength and flexibility of healthy individuals |
title_sort | age related differences of selected hatha yoga practices on anthropometric characteristics, muscular strength and flexibility of healthy individuals |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4278134/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25558132 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0973-6131.146057 |
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