Bera T K, Rajapurkar M V
Scientific Research Department, Kaivalyadhama, Lonavla.
Indian J Physiol Pharmacol. 1993 Jul;37(3):225-8.
Forty male high school students, age 12-15 yrs, participated for a study of yoga in relation to body composition, cardiovascular endurance and anaerobic power. Ths Ss were placed into two subsets viz., yoga group and control group. Body composition, cardiovascular endurance anaerobic power were measured using standard method. The duration of experiment was one year. The result of ANCOVA revealed that a significant improvement in ideal body weight, body density, cardiovascular endurance and anaerobic power was observed as a result of yoga training. This study could not show significant change in body fat (midaxillary), skeletal diameters and most of the body circumferences. It was evident that some of the fat-folds (tricep, subscapular, suprailiac, umbilical, thigh and calf) and body circumferences (waist, umbilical and hip) were reduced significantly.
40名年龄在12至15岁的男性高中生参与了一项关于瑜伽与身体成分、心血管耐力和无氧能力关系的研究。这些受试者被分为两个亚组，即瑜伽组和对照组。使用标准方法测量身体成分、心血管耐力和无氧能力。实验持续时间为一年。协方差分析结果显示，瑜伽训练使理想体重、身体密度、心血管耐力和无氧能力有显著改善。这项研究未显示出体脂（腋中）、骨骼直径和大部分身体周长有显著变化。很明显，一些皮褶厚度（肱三头肌、肩胛下、髂上、脐周、大腿和小腿）和身体周长（腰围、脐周和臀围）显著减小。
