Vol. 4, Issue 1, Part A (2022)

The study aimed to explore the influence of Pilates training and yogic practices on physiological variables among college male athletes. The hypothesis posited that eight weeks of yogic practice would significantly impact selected physiological variables in male athletes. For this investigation, 30 randomly selected male athletes from Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, India, aged between 18 to 24 years, were chosen as subjects. The research employed a pretest–posttest random group design, incorporating an experimental group (Group ‘A’) and a control group (Group ‘B’), each comprising fifteen participants. Group ‘A’ underwent yogic practice, while Group ‘B’ received no training. Anaerobic power and Vo2 max were assessed using the Margaria-kalamen test and Queen college step test, respectively. Data were collected before and after eight weeks of training. Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was employed to determine the impact of pilates training and yogic practices on physiological variables among male athletes, with the significance level set at 0.05. The study's findings strongly indicate that eight weeks of yogic practice had a significant effect on the selected variables in male athletes, thus supporting the initially hypothesized impact.