A study of effects of yoga and meditation exercises on body composition of obese women

The major objective of the present research was to study the changes in body mass index (B.M.I.) by Yoga and meditation exercise training. Total 60 obese girls of 17 to 25 age groups studying in U. P. Arts College, Pilvai were selected as subjects in the present study. Analysis of variance and analysis of covariance was applied to know effects on BMI of obese girls. To test significant difference between all four groups, LSD (Least Significant Difference) was applied and difference was tested at 0.05 levels. However, decrease in B.M.I. of three experimental groups was found by twelve-week yoga, meditation and yoga and meditation training, in which more significant effect was found on BMI of yoga and meditation groups, all subjects were found obese in the present study.