EFFECT OF YOGA TRAINING PROGRAM ON HEALTH RELATED FITNESS OF SCHOOL BOYS SUFFERING FROM EXCESSIVE CONVEX KYPHOSIS CURVATURE

The present study assessed the impact of three months yoga program on health related fitness of school boys suffering from excessive convex kyphosis curvature. This study was conducted on 24 school boys studying in B.M.C. School Kurla suffering from excessive convex kyphosis curvature i.e. postural deformity called kyphosis. Standard health related fitness battery which includes bent knee sit up, 9 minute run/walk test, sit and reach test and push-up were used in the present study. The result reveal statistically significant beneficial effect of three months yoga program on muscular endurance, flexibility and muscular strength but not on cardio vascular endurance and body composition of school boys suffering from excessive convex kyphosis curvature. It was concluded that health related fitness of school boys suffering from kyphosis may be enhance with the help of specifically designed yogic program of certain duration.