ASSESSMENT OF YOGA TECHNIQUES ON PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL STATUS OF MIDDLE-AGED PEOPLE

Abstract

Yoga represents the mind-body training that involves various body posture, breathing techniques and meditation. Nowadays, yoga has been most widely practiced involving the different asana or posture control mechanisms as well as pranayama or manipulation of respiration. Furthermore, in case of abdominal breathing with voluntary active control, Hatha yoga can offer an effortless and stable body position along with the posture coordination (such as stretching and balancing). This study shows the importance of yoga in reducing the anxiety, depression and stress. In addition, it can enhance the apparent self-efficacy in healthy persons. Yoga also positively effects on the psychological condition of an individual. This paper offers the influence of yoga on the body profile of an individual such as fasting blood glucose, high-density lipoprotein, triglycerides and total cholesterol. The procedure involves the selection of middle-aged people with their significant health measurements. It shows the significance of various yoga techniques that positively influence the internal organs, mind, endocrine glands and even the entire body. This paper presents the importance of yoga in daily human life that can effectively work for weight reduction, meditation, flexibility improvement and stress removal.