Open AccessEvaluation of Bal-Parikshan according to Harvard step test
Author(s) -
Sunil Tulshiramji Mehetre
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
ayurlog: national journal of research in ayurveda science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-7329
DOI - 10.52482/ayurlog.v7i03.357
Subject(s) - test (biology) , step test , index (typography) , physical fitness , fitness test , medicine , physical therapy , mathematics , statistics , gerontology , mathematics education , computer science , significant difference , paleontology , world wide web , biology
Acharya Charak has elaborately given importance to Bal-Parikshan in Dashavidha-Pariksha of Vimansthan. According to him Bala can be measured by Vyayamshakti. He has given some glimpse to measure Bala with reference to Vyayam.
Now a days in modern science measurement of Fitness and a person’s ability to recover after a strenuous exercise can be measured by Harvard step test and it is considered as one type of Vyayam( Exercise). This test was conducted for 1st year BAMS students and classification of fitness according to fatigue index is presented in the full paper.