Efficacy of Different Yogic Practices on Total Body Balance Among the Working Men of North Tripura

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to examine the physical effects—that is, total body balance—of six weeks of various yoga practices on working males. Purposively, 120 males who worked in offices and educational institutions were selected as study subjects. They were then equally divided into three experimental groups and a control group (n = 30). The age range of the people was 25 to 45 years old. While the control group received no instruction, the experimental groups practiced Power Yoga, Restorative Yoga, or a mix of the two. The investigator and instructor used the Flamingo Balance Test to measure total body balance both before and after the intervention. The influence was observed using the analysis of covariance, or "F-ratio," at the 0.05 level of significance. When compared to the control group, statistical analysis showed a significant improvement in the overall body balance of all experimental groups. Total Body Balance's findings about the data gathered from the pre- and post-tests revealed a substantial difference because of the impact of various yoga training programs. The tabulated F (2.68) is less than the adjusted computed F (6.89). It is determined that not every training program has the same impact on the working men of North Tripura in terms of enhancing or altering their Total Body Balance. It is clear by comparing the pair-wise difference of adjusted means with critical difference that groups A (5.509928), B (5.696454), and C (5.216312) are similarly effective, while group D (6.343972), which is the control group, is the least successful. Therefore, group C is the recommended program out of the three, as its adjusted mean (5.216312) is lower than the adjusted means of group A (5.509928) and group B (5.696454). Therefore, it is recommended that working men in North Tripura receive a combination of restorative and power yoga instruction to improve their balance.