• SHREEPAL Y. KURAKURI
• Dr. S.S. HASRANI

The present research is to identify the individual effect of yogic practices, aerobic training and combined training on flexibility of degree college female students. Eighty subjects (n=80) were randomly assigned to four equal groups. Each group contains 20 subjects and they were studying in government first grade college, Alnavar, Dharwad, Karnataka, India. The said subjects were assigned into four groups namely Experimental Group-I (YPG) treated as Yogic Practices; Experimental Group-II (ATG) treated as Aerobic Training; Experimental Group-III (CYPATG) treated as Combined Yogic Practices and Aerobic Training and Group-IV (CG) acted as control group. Flexibility was selected as a criterion variable for the study. The Pre test scores was collected for all the subjects on said groups on Flexibility by administering Sit and Reach Test measured in centimeters. Group-I practiced yogic asanas with pranayama and meditation; Group-II practiced aerobic exercises, and Group-III practiced both yogic asanas and aerobic exercises. The subjects of the control group were not allowed to participate in any training program, with the exception of routine activities. During the training period, experimental groups had undergone their training programme 3 days a week on alternate days for 12 weeks in addition to normal daily work. The post test mean scores on Flexibility was collected after the said treatments. The difference between pre, post and adjusted post test mean scores on Flexibility was considered as the effect of experimental treatments. The Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) were used to determine the significant mean differences for flexibility among degree college female students. Post hoc analysis was made by using LSD test, when obtained F value was significant. The SPSS Package was applied to get the results with the help of MS Excel program. The level of significant level was fixed at 0.05 level. The ANOVA and ANCOVA results found that yogic practices, aerobic training and combined training programmes had a significant impact on improving the flexibility among degree female students. Combined training of yogic practices and aerobic training was shows better in improving flexibility when compared with yogic practices and aerobic training.

Yogic Practices, Aerobic Training, Flexibility, Training, Groups, Degree Female Students

"EFFECT OF YOGIC PRACTICES, AEROBIC TRAINING AND COMBINED TRAINING ON FLEXIBILITY OF DEGREE FEMALE STUDENTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.152-156, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905I23.pdf

"EFFECT OF YOGIC PRACTICES, AEROBIC TRAINING AND COMBINED TRAINING ON FLEXIBILITY OF DEGREE FEMALE STUDENTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp152-156, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905I23.pdf