Effect of selected asanas in hatha yoga on muscular endurance, flexibility and vital capacity among yoga students

The objective of the study was “to assess the effects of selected asanas in hatha yoga on muscular endurance, flexibility and vital capacity”. Fifty male yoga students from Chintamani College of Science, Pombhurna Dist- Chandrapur, M. S. were selected as subject. The age of the subjects was between 18 to 25 years. They were randomly assigned into two groups: A (Yoga) and B (Control). The subjects were subjected to a six week yoga asana training programme which included: 1. Tadasana, 2. Trikonasana, 3.Vrikshasana, 4. Dandasana, 5. Paschimotanasa, 6. Sukhasana,7.Padmasana, 8. Mandukasana, 9. Badhpadmasana, 10. Savasana.The ‘t’ test was employed to know the difference in the mean of each group for selected variable. The level of significance was set at 0.05. The Muscular Endurance, Flexibility and Vital Capacity significantly improved in group ‘A’ compared with the control group ‘B’. The selected asana may be recommended to improve Muscular Endurance, Flexibility and Vital Capacity.