FITNESS PROGRAMS IMPACT ON PHYSIOLOGICAL VARIABLES, HEALTH RELATED FITNESS & QUALITY OF LIFE: A META-ANALYSIS

SEEMANT KUMAR DUBEY; KALPANA SHARMA

Volume : V, Issue : X, October - 2016

FITNESS PROGRAMS IMPACT ON PHYSIOLOGICAL VARIABLES, HEALTH RELATED FITNESS & QUALITY OF LIFE: A META-ANALYSIS

Seemant Kumar Dubey, Kalpana Sharma

Abstract :

The objective of this meta-analysis was to observe the trends in the research with reference to the impact of fitness programs on selected health related, physiological variables and quality of life among rural senior citizens. Research articles from the year 1992 to 2015 were reviewed and presented in three sections. The findings of the meta-analysis concluded that yoga exercises increasedcardio-respiratory efficiency, spinal mobility and flexibility of the hamstring muscles regardless of age, respiratory muscle strength and endurance.Yoga practices show significant changes in the selected dependent variables namely eath holding time, resting pulse rate, respiratory rate, high density lipoproteins cholesterol (HDL), low density lipoproteins cholesterol (LDL) and very low density lipoproteins cholesterol (VLDL). Aerobic exercise specifically designed for elderly women may improve selected components of balance and locomotion/ agility, thereby attenuating risks of falling. Moderate exercise in the form of walking has definite exercise benefits on obese individuals as it influences the VO2max. The yogic exercises have significant influence in the development of human health; its effect can be maximized when combined with aerobic exercises.