DESIGNING AND VALIDATION OF ARDHASHAKTI VYAYAMA SCALE

Abstract

Background: Vyayama is essential for the maintenance of health and also to eradicate the disease. Acharya Charaka says regular and proper exercise makes strongness and steadiness of body entities. Acharya Sushruta says people should practice physical exercise daily up to their Ardhashakti, i.e., half of their physical capacity. In Ayurveda, it is mentioned that excess Vyayama leads to severe complications, so during Vyayama, a person should follow Ardha Shakti Vyayama Lakshana. The Ardha Shakti Vyayama scale is needed to access the Ardha Shakti Vyayama Lakshana, so a study has been conducted to prepare the Ardhashakti Vyayama scale. Aim & Objectives: This study aims to design and validate the Ardhashakti Vyayama scale (ASV scale) in a sample of 50 healthy individuals. Design: A cross-sectional survey study. Methods: The Ardhashakti Vyayama scale has been designed and validated by reliability and validity tests like Face Validity, Content Validity, and Construct validity. The reliability analyzed by Cronbach's α coefficient I.e0.824 and KMO Bartlett's test value is 0.799. The Exploratory Factor Analysis was carried out using Kaiser's criteria for extracting factors with Varimax rotation. Results: Ardhashakti Vyayama Lakshana in this study sample reproduced the similar structure of the original Face validity, Content validity, and Construct validity met the standards, internal consistency was excellent with KMO Bartlett's Test value 0 .799 and Cronbach's α coefficient 0.824 which is highly significant. Conclusion: The Ardhashakti Vyayama scale is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing Ardhashakti Vyayama Lakshana in healthy individuals.