The effect of breathing exercises on some physiological responses on karate players

The research aims to develop a proposed program for breathing exercises for female karate players from (16-19) to identify the effect of the proposed program on physiological responses represented in: (pulse rate at the beginning and end of the effort, vital capacity vc, maximum oxygen consumption vo2max (). The researcher used the experimental method to suit the nature of the research using the experimental design with pre- and post-measurement for one group. The research sample was deliberately selected from the players of the Egyptian Karate team at the Egyptian Hunting Club in Giza Governorate for the age group 16-19 years, and the research sample included (9) players. The program was designed inside a training hall containing all the tools and devices necessary to implement the research. One of the most important results was that using the proposed program for breathing exercises helped improve physiological variables and also led to improved performance within competitions for the research sample in some responses that were measured during the period of implementing the program .