*Ph. D Research Scholar, Department of Physical Education, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India
**Professor & Dean (Education), Department of Physical Education, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India
Online published on 28 March, 2018.
The purpose of the study was to investigate the Psycho-Physiological changes to yogic practices among Agricultural students. For this research (N=30) students were selected from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. The age group of the girls ranged from 17 to 19 years. To achieve the purpose of this study, the subject: were divided into two equal groups of 10 subjects each. Group I underwent yogasana. Group II acted as a control group. The duration of the experimental period for yogasana practices group was restricted to six weeks and the number of session per week confined to six days. It was concluded that there was significant reduction in anxiety, Personality, Resting pulse rates and Breath holding capacity due to yogic practices as compared to control group. It was concluded that there was significant improvement in study psycho-physiological changes to yogic practices as compared to control group. On the basis of the findings and conclusions of the present study, the following recommendations were made, Similar study may be conducted for various other age groups, The present study was mainly focused on College professional students only; Yoga may be included in other schemes of the government for the welfare society.
Yogic Practices, Anxiety, Personality, Resting Pulse Rates And Breath Holding Capacity, Professional Students, Etc