Upshot of Selected Yoga Exercises and Pranayama on Aggression VO2 Max and Flexibility among Jet set swimmers

The present research involves the experimentation of Upshot of yoga exercise and Pranayama on aggression, VO2 max and flexibility among jet set swimmers. The study was confined to the swimmers of various swimming academy in Kerala. Totally 50 swimmers were selected and they were not familiar with yoga and Pranayama. The selected swimmers were in the age-group between 18 to 21 years. The swimmers were further divided into two groups such as experimental group and control group. The experimental group practiced Yoga asana and 'Pranayama' weekly for five days i.e. Monday to Friday, between 6.00 A.M. to 8.00 A.M., for a period of 8 weeks. which was considered adequate to indicate changes on selected criterion variables, if any. The SMITH aggressive questionnaire was used to assess the aggression of swimmers. VO2 max was measured by Astrand-Astrand Nomogram. Flexibility was measured by sit and reach test with yardstick scale. The swimmers of two groups are tested on selected criterion variables i.e. VO2 max aggression and flexibility prior to and after training period. The analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was applied to find out the variance in each criterion variables. The level of significance to test and 'F' ratio, obtained by the analysis of co-variance was fixed at .05 level of confidence. From the analysis of the data, the following conclusions were drawn (i.e.) significant increase in maximal oxygen uptake, significant decrease in aggression, significant improvement in flexibility in Yoga exercise and 'Pranayama' training groups.