The Effects of Yoga Asana on Flexibility and Body Composition of College Students

• Main Authors: TSAI,WEI-KAI, 蔡濰楷
• Other Authors: CHANG,HSIU-CHING
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/9t7njn

碩士 === 嘉南藥理大學 === 休閒保健管理系 === 106 === The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of yoga training on flexibility and body composition of college students. Eighty seven students of Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science were in this study, yoga training was conducted ninety minutes per class, once a week for eight consecutive weeks. All of the subjects experienced tests of forward bending in a sitting posture and body composition analysis before and after the eight-week training period, the test data was used to compare main effects and interactions through Descriptive Statistics, Paired-Samples T Test and Independent-Sample T Test. Results showed：1. The difference of different gender in flexibility between pre- and post-tests all reached significant level(p<.05); 2. The difference of different gender in body composition between pre- and post-tests didn’t reach significant level(p>.05); 3. The difference of different gender in fat control between pre- and post-tests all reached significant level(p<.05); 4. The difference of different gender in muscle control between pre- and post-tests didn’t reach significant level(p>.05). Conclusion: eight-week yoga training has significant improvement effect in body composition, and the flexibility is obviously promoted.