1Department of Physiotherapy, A.P.J College of Fine Arts, Jalandhar city.
2Department of Sports Medicine and Physiotherapy, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.
3Ayushkam Health Care Centre, Ranjit Avenue, Amritsar.
The study aimed at finding out the effect of combination of Pranayama and Kriya on the performance of shooters in terms of breath-holding time, lung-function status and shooting performance. We studied 50 shooters of the Indian Army (age 20–30 years). Out of them, 30 shooters were given training in the techniques of Pranayama and Kriya for 3 weeks. The rest served as control. Variables were measured before and after the training in both the groups. We found highly significant improvement (p<0.001) in all the three variables. So we concluded that Pranayama and Kriya are efficacious for better performance of shooters.
Pranayama, yoga, shooting, breathing exercises, kapalabhati
