International Journal of Physical Education Sports Management and Yogic Sciences

  • Year: 2023
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue: 3

Investigate the Influence of Engaging in Nadisodhana Pranayama and Kapalbhati Pranayama on the Hemoglobin Levels among Male College Students

1Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education, Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar, Uttarakhand, India

2Research Scholar, Department of Physical Education, Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar, Uttarakhand, India

Abstract

The aim of this study was to observe the effect of Nadisodhan Pranayama and KapalBhati pranayama on Haemoglobin of subjects with the age range 20 to 24 years. For these 30 male subjects were drawn from Department of Physical Education, Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar, Uttarakhand, by using Simple Random Sampling. Pre-post data were collected before and after intervention of Nadisodhana and KapalBhati pranayama for 30 minutes daily in the evening, 5 days a week for a total of six weeks’ duration. Cyanmethemoglobin method to determine the amount of hemoglobin in the blood. Since calculated value of t (=3.212) is greater than tabulated t0.05(29) (=2.045). It is concluded that Nadisodhan Pranayama and KapalBhati pranayama plays positive and significant role to enhance hemoglobin level among male college students.

Keywords

Nadisodhan Pranayama, KapalBhati Pranayama, Hemoglobin