Department of Pediatric Endocrinology
THE YOGIC INSIGHT
ISSN: 2582-9076
(A PEER REVIEWED REFEREED RESEARCH JOURNAL)
EFFECT OF SURYA NAMASKARA PRACTICES ON THE COMPONENTS OF PHYSICAL FITNESS AND ITS TRENDS OF GOVERNMENT SCHOOL STUDENTS, CHANDIGARH
GUNANIDHI SHARMA
SUNIL SHARMA

Abstract

The objective of the study was to determine the effect of Suryanamaskar yogic training on the Components of Physical fitness i.e. Strength, Speed, Endurance, Flexibility, and Coordination. The subjects for this study were selected from Government School, Chandigarh. A total of 65 students were randomly selected for the study. Yoga plays an important role as the ancient system of mental healing while dealing with all the components of body i.e. physical, mental, emotional, moral, and spiritual being. Suryanamaskar is an ancient dynamic Yogic training that concentrates on Physical, Mental as well as spiritual health also. It is a sequential combination of 12 Yogic postures made up of a variety of moment in spinal column forward and backward bending performed dynamically in synchrony with the breath. In this study, Suryanamaskar was considered the independent variable and components of physical fitness were considered the dependent variable. Strength was measured by the handgrip dynamometer test in Kg. Speed was measured by the flying 30 meters test in time seconds. Endurance was measured by the sit-up test in 30 seconds. Flexibility was measured by the sit and reach test in cms. Coordination was measured by an alternate hand wall toss test. Repeated measure design was used for this study. The test was started four weeks prior to the treatment and thereafter every two weeks observations were taken up to the end of six weeks of Suryanamaskar dynamic training. To determine the effect of suryanamaskar on physical fitness components, and level of significance was set at 0.05 levels. In relation to fitness components, a significant (p< 0.05) effect of Suryanamaskar was found at the end of six weeks of dynamic training.

Keywords : Suryanamaskar, Strength, Speed, Endurance, Flexibility, Coordination