EFFECT OF KAPALBHATI ON BODY FAT PERCENTAGE AND WATER CONTENT AMONG UNIVERSITY YOGINIS
Journal Title: CITIUS ALTIUS FORTIUS - JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT - Year 2010, Vol 26, Issue 1
Abstract
The present study aimed at assessing the effect of Kapalbhati on body fat percentage and water content among University Yoginis. The subjects for the study were selected on the basis of random group design. Thirty (N=30) female students were selected as subject for the present study from Lakshmibai National University of Physical Education (Deemed University), Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) INDIA. The entire subject ranged between the chronological age of 17 to 22 years. Experiment treatment was then assigned to group “A” while group “B” acts as control. Body composition analyzer was used to measure the Body Fat Percentage and Body Water content. The subjects underwent training for 12-week with the Kapalbhati. The difference in the mean of each group for selected variables was tested for the significance of difference by paired‘t’ test. The level of significance was set at 0.05. The result has shown the significant effect in body fat percentage since cal. t (=3.742)> tab .t. 05(14) (=2.145).The treatment of twelve week Kapalbhati training programme also shown significant improvement in case of body water content, since cal. t (=6.722)> tab t.05 (14) (2.145).
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SATPAL Yadav, Phil M, SAJWAN A. S. , BALJINDER Singh Bal
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