Open AccessPulmonary functions in yogic and sedentary population
Author(s) -
Shobha Rani Vedala,
Abhay B Mane,
CherniackE. Paul
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of yoga/international journal of yoga
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2231-2714
pISSN - 0973-6131
DOI - 10.4103/0973-6131.133904
Subject(s) - pulmonary function testing , medicine , physical therapy , lung function , population , vital capacity , lung , environmental health , diffusing capacity
The Pulmonary Function Tests are important for measuring the fitness of an individual from a physiological point of view. Lung function parameters tend to have a relationship with lifestyle such as regular yoga, an ancient system of Indian Philosophy. Yoga is probably the best lifestyle ever devised in the history of mankind. Hence the present analytical study was undertaken to assess the effects of yoga on respiratory system when compared with sedentary subjects.