• SREEJITH P A
• ARJUNAN N K

The study aims to examine the relative effectiveness of yogic exercise and physical exercise in optimising the BMI of elementary school girls of Kerala. The pre-test and post-test parallel group design was employed to test three hypotheses. Three intact divisions of seventh grade students (n = 90) were selected conveniently from a girls’ higher secondary school located in Thrissur district of the Indian state of Kerala. One of the class divisions were randomly designated as waitlist control group, and the others as treatment groups. One of the treatment groups was taken as yogic exercise group (Y-group) and the other as physical exercise group (P-group). The groups were pre-tested for BMI, followed by 12 classes of pedagogic intervention at the dose of weekly three classes each of 40 minutes duration. Post-test scores of BMI were collected at the end of experimentation, followed by data analysis. The results demonstrated that both yogic exercise and physical exercise are effective in optimising the body mass index of elementary school girls. Significant difference was noticed in the efficacy of yogic exercise and physical exercise in moderating BMI among elementary school girls, the yogic exercise was more effective than the physical exercise.

Body mass index, Yogic exercise, physical exercise, Elementary school girls

"COMPARATIVE EFFECT OF YOGIC EXERCISE AND PHYSICAL EXERCISE ON BMI OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GIRLS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 3, page no.j209-j214, March-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2503930.pdf

"COMPARATIVE EFFECT OF YOGIC EXERCISE AND PHYSICAL EXERCISE ON BMI OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GIRLS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 3, page no. ppj209-j214, March-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2503930.pdf