Effects of Hatha Yoga Training upon the Circumference of Neck, Chest and Waist among Overweight College Students

Abstract

Health-related fitness is a blessing. It is the quality which enables a person to perform the daily routine tasks efficiently and effectively. Overweight is one of the factors that affect the health-related fitness. The main aim of the current study was to determine the effects of hatha yoga training on the circumference of neck, chest and waist among overweight college students. Twenty-five subjects were selected for the study through PAR-Q having the 20 to 24 years. The pre-test data on dependent variables was collected through the tape measurement. Ten weeks of treatment of Hatha yoga was given to the subjects for three days on alternate days per week. After the treatment, post test data was collected of dependent variables through the procedure as adopted for the pre test data. The collected data (pre and post) of the subjects was tabulated. Mean, standard deviation and paired sample t-test were used to analyze the data. The significance level was fixed at 0.05.  It is concluded after the data analysis and findings that hatha yoga training has significant effects on circumference of neck, chest and waist among overweight college students. It is recommended that overweight students should take part in the hatha yoga exercises for the enhancement of their health-related fitness.

Key words: Hatha Yoga, neck, chest, waist, over weight