Yogic breathing practices improve lung functions of competitive young swimmers

Background: Resistive breathing practices are known to improve endurance and performance in competitive swimmers. However, the effect of Pranayama or Yogic Breathing Practices (YBP) in improving respiratory endurance and performance of competitive swimmers remains un-investigated. Objectives: To stu...

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Main Authors: Chirag Sunil Hakked, Ragavendrasamy Balakrishnan, Manjunath Nandi Krishnamurthy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-04-01
Series:Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0975947616300675