Effects of Selected Yogic Practices and Physical Exercises on Selected Motor Ability Components and Physiological Variables for High School Boys

The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of selected yogic practices and physical exercises on selected motor ability components and physiological variables for high school boys. For the study 100 student’s age ranging from 12 to 15 were selected for a 6 weeks yogic practices and physical exercises. The experimental design used for this study was a random group design. The selected subjects were divided into four groups of 25 each, namely Control Group (Group A), Physical Exercise Group (Group B), Yogic Practice Group (Group C) and Physical Exercise and Yogic Practice Group (Group D). The experimental groups (Groups B, C&D) underwent training for a period of six weeks whereas the control group maintained their routine activities and no special training was given. The subjects of the four groups were tested using standardized tests and procedures on selected motor ability components and physiological variables before and after the training period to find out the effects of the training. The data pertaining to selected motor ability components and physiological variables were analyzed by ANCOVA at P