A study on the effects of praanayama on mental and physical health parameters in sportspersons and non sportspersons

Abstract

Sports-training in Indian universities is mostly aimed at performance-enhancement while physical and mental health aspects are often overlooked in such a setup. Even sports psychology is mostly aimed at performance enhancement. Sport activity being physically and mentally challenging, often leads to competitive stress. However, good studies reporting the status of physical and mental health parameters among the sportspersons of University level students are not available. These health- related approaches are apparently neglected in routine sports training protocols / programmes in Indian universities. Therefore, any economical, time-saving and easy-to-learn intervention that may help in this domain would be a significant contribution in this scenario. newline