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Chauhan, Suresh
- Clinical Effect of Combination of Pranayama and Kriya on the Performance of Shooters
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1 Department of Physiotherapy, A.P.J College of Fine Arts, Jalandhar city, IN
2 Department of Sports Medicine and Physiotherapy Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, IN
3 Ayushkam Health Care Centre, Ranjit Avenue, Amritsar, IN
4 Department of Sports Medicine and Physiotherapy, IN
1 Department of Physiotherapy, A.P.J College of Fine Arts, Jalandhar city, IN
2 Department of Sports Medicine and Physiotherapy Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, IN
3 Ayushkam Health Care Centre, Ranjit Avenue, Amritsar, IN
4 Department of Sports Medicine and Physiotherapy, IN
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Indian Journal of Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy-An International Journal, Vol 2, No 2 (2008), Pagination: 34-37Abstract
The study aimed at finding out the effect of combination of Pranayama and Kriya on the performance of shooters in terms of breath-holding time, lung-function status and shooting performance. We studied 50 shooters of the Indian Army (age 20-30 years). Out of them, 30 shooters were given training in the techniques of Pranayama and Kriya for 3 weeks. The rest served as control. Variables were measured before and after the training in both the groups. We found highly significant improvement (p<0.001) in all the three variables. So we concluded that Pranayama and Kriya are efficacious for better performance of shooters.Keywords
Pranayama, Yoga, Shooting, Breathing Exercises, Kapalabhati
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