Abstract
The study's goal is to find out how middle-aged women's inspiratory reserve volume is affected by hatha and mantra yoga sessions. The study was limited to thirty middle-aged women in order to fulfill its objectives. The subjects, who were exclusively between the ages of 30 and 45, were selected from the vicinity of Sir Theagaraya College in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The participants were split into two groups: the control group and the group that did both hatha and mantra yoga. Each group was limited to 15 participants. The training groups were limited to taking part in the program five days a week for a total of twelve weeks. An expirograph was used to measure the chosen dependent variable, inspiratory reserve volume, both before and after training. The paired "t" test was used to analyze the four groups' evaluated data. The magnitude (%) of the changes was also computed. The pre and post data for the four groups were computed using ANCOVA statistics in order to eliminate the early mean difference. A 0.05 level of confidence was established. The inspiratory reserve volume of middle-aged women was significantly improved as a result of the effects of hatha and mantra yoga; nevertheless, the development of middle-aged women's inspiratory reserve volume.
Keywords: Mantra yoga and hatha yoga practices, Middle aged women and Inspiratory reserve volume
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