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experiment was conducted on 9 students who failed in a survey of 70 boarding students from the local high school when tested for their fitness by Kraus-Weber Tests. A comparison of experimental group of 4, undergoing yogic training for three weeks, with the control group of 5 on the basis of chi-square showed significant improvement in the experimental group suggesting some utility of yogic exercises in improving the status of these failures (Gharote, 1976 b).
TABLE A
Classification of control and experimental groups from the Failures of K-W Test according to 'Improved' and 'Not-improved' conditions due to yogic exercises. Not improved 5 (3)
Improved 0 (2) 3 (1)
1 (3)
3
6
9
(Note-Bracketed figures show expected values on the basis of the independency of two
classes). chi-square=8.66
P <.05
Control Group Experimental Group
Total
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TABLE B
Effect of yogic training programme on the Achievement in Physical Fitness Index derived from the Fleishman Battery of Basic Fitness Tests.
Control Group Experimental Group
Test Item
(1) Extent Flexibility. (2) Dynamic Flexibility.
(3) Shuttle Run.
(4) Softball Throw.
(5) Hand Grip.
(6) Pull-ups.
(7) Leg lifts.
(8) Cable Jump.
(9) Balance.
(10) 600-Yard run.
Mean
Mean
N Achieve- S.D. N Achieve- S.D. ment. ment. 19 +1.78 4.78 19 +6:21 3.46
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Physical Fitness Index
In Table B the effects of a short term yogic training programme of three weeks (18 sessions of 30 minutes each) on the general physical fitness level of the boys students of a secondary school are shown. General physical fitness is expressed by the physical fitness index derived from the Fleishman Battery of Basic Fitness tests (Fleishman 1964). The test items of the battery and the fitness aspect measured by each test are as follows:
Total
5
+4.43
4
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Fitness aspect measured
Extent flexibility. Dynamic flexibility.
Explosive strength. (leg emphasis) Explosive strength. (arm emphasis)
t value
2.326 P <.05
Static strength.
Dynamic strength.
Trunk strength.
Gross body co-ordination.
Gross body equilibrium.
Stamina or Cardio-vascular efficiency.
As will be seen physical fitness level improved significantly in the group undergoing yogic training. This shows that yogic training contributes to the development of different basic factors of fitness besides flexibility. Further experimentation showed delayed effects on various other measures, after discontinuation of the yogic training for the same period of practice.
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