Effect Of Selected Prone And Supine asanas On back strength Of Female Hockey Players

Abstract

Yoga is important Bringing harmony between the mind and body is the goal of a very subtle science that is grounded in spiritual discipline. Prone and Supine postures are doing while sleeping on the stomach and back. The position of all Prone and Supine postures is Makarasana, Naukasana, Salabhasanas, Marjariasana, Saral Bhujangasana, Ardha Dhanurasana, Savasana, Saral bhujangasana, Dhanurasana, Parsva Dhanurasana, Uttanapadasana, Vipareetakarani, Halasana, Matsyasana, Sarvangasana etc. The hockey players suffer from injuries which is associated with hockey like, hip and legs, & basically, most lower extremities. In this study the researcher aims to investigate the Back strength of the female hockey players through prone and supine lying asanas. Seventy female hockey players were chosen for this study and randomly assigned to one of two groups: the control group continued with their regular training, and the experimental group participated in 12 weeks of prone and supine lying asana training. The researcher felt it worthwhile to conduct and see the results of its impact. The study resulted significant effect on Back strength of experimental group with 0.05 level of significance. Keywords: Makarasana, Naukasana, Salabhasanas, Saral Bhujangasana, Ardha Dhanurasana, Savasana, Saralbhujangasana, Dhanurasana, Parsva Dhanurasana, Uttanapadasana, Vipareetakarani, Halasana, Matsyasana, Sarvangasana Prone, Lower Back, Hip, Back Strength.