Acute Effect of Yoga Training and Aerobic Exercise on Fasting Blood Sugar and Aggression in Obesity Men

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of yogic practices and Aerobic exercise on selected aggression and fasting blood sugar among obesity among obese men. The subjects were divided into three groups (n=20) at random. Group I underwent yogic practices, Group II underwent aerobic exercise and Group III acted as control group. The study consisted of pre test and post test. pre test and post test were conducted for all the subjects on selected psychological variables particularly aggression and bio chemical variable fasting blood sugar. The data obtained were analyzed by Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) to assess the significant difference among the groups on find out the effects of Yogic practices and Aerobic exercise among obesity men. The 'F' ratio obtained by Analysis of Covariance were compared at 0.05 level of significance. It is concluded that Yogic practices reduced effectively the selected bio psychological variable-reduced aggression and bio chemical variable control fasting blood sugar among obesity middle aged men than the control group. Aerobic exercise also reduced effectively the selected aggression and bio chemical variable control fasting blood sugar among obesity middle aged men than the control group. It is found that yogic practices are slightly effective than Aerobic exercise on the reduced aggression and control fasting blood sugar.