A STUDY ON APPLICATION OF YOGIC PRACTICES TO ASSESS RESTING HEART RATE AMONG HANDBALL PLAYERS

The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of yogic practices on resting heart rate among handball players. To achieve the purpose of the present study, thirty school handball players from Shivamoga, Karnataka were selected as subjects and their age shall ranged from 15 to 17 years. The subjects were divided into two equal groups. The study was formulated as a true random group design, consisting of a pre-test and post-test. The subjects (N=30) were randomly assigned to two equal groups of fifteen subjects each. The groups were assigned as yogic practices group (YPG) and control group (CG) in an equivalent manner. The experimental group were participated the training for a period of six weeks to find out the outcome of the training package. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was applied. The yogic practices group (YPG) had shown significant reduction in resting heart rate.