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Effect of Different Yogic Practices on Resting Heart Rate Among the Working Men of North Tripura (India)

Meenakshi Saini
Dept. of Physical Education, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kailashahar, North Tripura.
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Prasanta Kumar Das
Dept. of Physical Education, Tripura University, Agartala, Tripura (W).

Ankan Sinha
Department of Physical Education, Government Degree College, Dharmanagar, Tripura (N).
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Published online: 27th May, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52756/bhstiid.2024.e01.010

Keywords: Yoga interventions, Controlled group and Resting Heart Rate.

Abstract:

The project aims to investigate the physiological outcomes of 6 weeks different yoga practices among working men. One Hundred Twenty (120) men working in educational institutions and offices were purposively chosen as subjects for the study, were randomly distributed evenly among three experimental groups and a control group i.e., (n=30). The individuals’ ages ranged from 25 to 45 years old. The experimental groups underwent either Power Yoga, Restorative Yoga, or a combination of both, while the control group received no intervention. Resting Heart Rate were measured before and after the intervention using Automatic Digital Monitor. The analysis of covariance, or “F-ratio,” was used at the 0.05 level of significance to observe the impact. Statistical analyses revealed significant reductions in all experimental groups’ resting heart rates as compared to the control group. There is no apparent difference between groups B (74.68903) and C (74.72451) when the pairwise difference of adjusted means with the critical difference is compared. This is because the difference in their adjusted means, or 0.03548, is smaller than the critical difference (1.149549). Whereas pair wise difference for all the other groups namely; group A (72.04698) & group B (74.68903), group A (72.04698) & group C (74.72451), group A (72.04698) & group D (76.67282), group B (74.68903) & group D (76.67282), group C (74.72451) & group D (76.67282) in their adjusted means were higher than the critical difference (1.149549).   These results suggest that group A should be preferred out of the four training programmes since its adjusted mean (72.04698) is lower than the adjusted means of the other four training groups. For this reason, restorative yoga instruction is advised to lower resting heart rate among the working men of North Tripura.

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Meenakshi Saini, Prasanta Kumar Das, Ankan Sinha (2024). Effect of Different Yogic Practices on Resting Heart Rate Among the Working Men of North Tripura (India). © International Academic Publishing House (IAPH), Dr. Suman Adhikari, Dr. Manik Bhattacharya and Dr. Ankan Sinha, A Basic Handbook of Science, Technology and Innovation for Inclusive Development [Volume: 1], pp. 137-143. ISBN: 978-81-969828-4-3.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52756/bhstiid.2024.e01.010

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