YOGA- A PERFECT STRENGTH DEVELOPMENTAL REMEDY FOR SENIORS

For every movement, we require muscle strength. In technical terms, muscle strength describes the force generated when a muscle or group of muscles contracts. In practical terms, muscle strength refers to the capacity to lift, push or pull against weight. Maintaining muscle strength over the long term is an essential component of our good health. The increasing age decreases strength, these made effect on mobility and its decline social engagement of the seniors. United Nations Population Fund and Help Age India suggests that India had 90 million elderly persons in 2011, with the number expected to grow to 173 million by 2026, of the 90 million seniors, 30 million are living alone, and 90 per cent work for livelihood The researcher was conducted a research, to find out health developmental exercise module for seniors. The present experiment was conducted by using Double-Pretest Posttest Single-Group Design. Urban Male Senior Citizens, aged 60 to 70 years was the target population of the study. Thirty (n=30) Male Senior Citizens of aged 60 to 70 years from Juinagar Citizen Club, Navi Mumbai were selected for the experiment. Yogic Practices were selected as Independent Variables whereas Muscular Strength was selected as Dependent Variable. Upper and Lower body muscular strength of the seniors was recorded in Preterst-1 Pretest-2 and Posttest. After Pretest-1, all selected subjects were restricted to participate in any yogic practices for ‘Ten Weeks' i.e. blank period of the study, after the blank period of ‘Ten Weeks', Pretest-2 of the same variables were conducted. After Pretest-2 all selected subjects were exposed to ‘Yogic Treatment' for the period of ‘Ten Weeks', daily in the morning for 60 minutes, except Sundays. After ‘Yogic Treatment' Posttest of the same variable was conducted and data was recorded for the further investigation. It can be seen that there is significant difference in Lower Body Strength as well Upper Body Strength between Pretest-1 and Posttest at 0.01 level. This study was concluded that, Ten weeks selected Yoga training program helps to improve the Stregnth of Lower Body and Upper Body in Senior Urban Citizens.