Effects of Yogic Exercises on Selected Psychological Variables of Sportspersons

The purpose of the present study was to find out the effect of yogic exercises on selected psychological variables of sportsperson. For the purpose of the study, 40 Sportspersons (20 Boys and 20 Girls) were selected randomly as sample during the academic year 2020-21 from Akal College of Physical Education, Mastuana Sahib, Sangrur, Punjab, India. The age group of the subjects ranged from 18-25 years. To access the effect of yogic exercises on sportspersons four weeks of yogic exercise training were given. During this period the samples were allowed to participate in any other training. Measurement was taken at the beginning (pre-test) and at the end of the training period, after four weeks (post-test), the data was collected for all the variables. The criterion measures adopted for the study measuring the psychological variables are given below: Anxiety was measured by questionnaire; & this questionnaire was developed by A. K. P. Sinha and L. N. K. Sinha. Stress was measured by questionnaire; and this questionnaire was developed by Dr. Vijaya Lakshmi and Dr. Shruti Narain. In order to know the efficacious difference of yogic exercises between the pre-test and post-test of sports person’s anxiety and stress; the Mean, Standard Deviation & paired ‘t’-test (0.05 level) was employed as statistical technique. The result of the study has been found that yogic exercises are significantly efficacious and have undeniable effects on psychological variable i.e., anxiety and stress in relation to sportspersons.