Effect of Various Yogic Intervention Strategies on Back Strength of Homemakers

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of various yogic intervention strategies on back strength of homemakers. Further, the purpose of study was to find out the trend of the effect of various yogic intervention strategies on back strength of homemakers. Fifty homemakers from Gwalior city were selected as subjects for this study. The average age of the subject was 35-45 years. The parameter selected was Back Strength. The subjects were equally assigned using random sampling procedure into two groups, i.e., one experimental group and one control group. The quantitative measurement of each subject was taken before the training programme was started and after every month of training programme for the three months. ANCOVA was employed to find out the effect of various yogic intervention strategies in experimental group and control group on back strength and further, trend analysis was used to find out the trend effect of various yogic intervention strategies in experimental group on back strength at 0.05 level of significance. The study concluded that significant effects of various yogic intervention strategies on back strength were also found. In relation to the same, significant trend of the effect was also found. Linear trend was found significant on the other hand quadratic and cubic trend were found insignificant

Keywords: Homemakers, Yogic Intervention, Trend Analysis