Effect of Annual Yoga Training Programme on Physical Fitness Breathe Holding Time and BMI of Boarding Male Students

To conduct this study, ninety (N=90) male students from the Swami Brahmananda Hostel, Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, were chosen.Their ages ranged from 18 to 23 years.The participants underwent a year of yoga training, with sessions held daily from 6: 00 am to 7: 00 am.The physical fitness variables assessed included muscular strength, balance, hand -eye coordination, flexibility, breath -holding time, and BMI.Muscular strength was evaluated using the plank test, balance was assessed with the stork stand test, hand -eye coordination was measured with a ball toss and catch, flexibility was tested using the sit -and -reach test, and breath -holding time was measured using a nose clip.Pre -and post -training data were analyzed using the dependent t -test, with a significance level set at 0.05.The results indicated significant improvements in muscular strength, balance, hand -eye coordination, flexibility, and breath -holding time, along with a notable reduction in BMI after the year -long yoga training.