Effects of Asana, Pranayama and Meditation Practice on Resting Pulse Rate

The purpose of the present study is to find out the Effects of Asana, Pranayama and meditation practice on resting pulse rate. To achieve this purpose of the study, forty students from Alagappa fitness academy, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu were randomly selected as subjects. The age of the subjects were ranged between 15 to 17 years. The selected subjects were divided in to four equal groups of ten subjects each. Group I underwent asana practice, Group II underwent pranayama practice, Group III underwent meditation practice for five days per week for eight weeks of training period and Group IV acted as control that did not participate in any special training programme apart from their regular activities. The data was collected at prior to and after the training programme of eight weeks. Resting pulse rate was chosen as a criterion variable. The analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to analyze the data. The results of the study revealed that the resting pulse rate was significantly improved due to the Asana, Pranayama and meditation practice.