Effect of hatha yoga and aerobic dance practice on selected vital capacity variable of adolescent boys”

The aims of Hamha yoga in various Indian traditions have included physical special powers, bodily benefits such as slowing age effects, magical powers and spiritual liberation Yoga is an ancient Indian Philosophy. The purpose of the study was to evaluate acute physiological response, to find out the changes if any in Vital Capacity, following the Yoga and aerobic dance practices. The total subjects were 120 divided into four groups and their age ranges from 12– 16 years. The duration of total practice period were 6 weeks (3 days in a week for 30 minutes). Pre test and post test data were analyzed by paired ‘t’ test method. For obtaining the significant differences ANCOVA method was adopted. (Garrett, 1981). The organised yoga and aerobic dance program definitely improved their performance in selected physiological potentialities.