Yoga for holistic health (Effect of simplified kundalini yoga with and without diet modification on selected physiological variables among adolescent girls)

Yoga practice was associated with attenuated weight gain, most strongly among individuals who were overweight. There was significant difference between SKY practices with diet modification Exp. Gr. I and SKY practices without diet modification Exp. Gr. II. The ordered adjusted Means on BMI were presented through Bar diagram for better understanding of the result of this study. The ordered adjusted means on Pulse Rate were presented through bar diagram for better understanding of the result of this study. Hence systematic SKY practices with suitable diet reduced BMI and Pulse Rate. Adolescence is a transitional stage from childhood to adulthood. It is a transitional stage of physical & psychological development that generally occurs during the period from puberty to legal adulthood. Puberty typically begins during preadolescence, particularly in female. Our study shows that yoga training for 6 months improved lung function strength of inspiratory and expiratory muscles as well as selected muscle strength and endurance. Multiple regression analyses were used to examined covariate-adjusted associations between Yoga practice and weight change from age 45 to recruitment and polychotomous logistic regression was used to examine associations of Yoga practice with the relative odds of weight maintenance (within 5%) and weight loss (>5%) compared to weight gain. Although casual inference from this observational study is not possible, results are consistent with the hypothesis that regular Yoga practice can benefit individuals who wish to maintain or lose weight.