Effect of Kapalbhati Pranayama on Body Mass Index and Abdominal Skinfold Thickness.

A total of 60 overweight resident doctors were recruited in this study. The participants were divided into study and control groups, each group containing 30 subjects of both sexes. The study group was asked to perform Kapalbhati pranayama for 8 weeks. Body mass index and abdominal skinfold thickness were assessed in both the groups. Paired t- test was applied for statistical analysis and p-value <0.05 was considered the level of significance. In study group, body mass index and abdominal skinfold thickness decreased significantly as compared to that of control group. The results of this study show that Kapalbhati has reducing impact on Body Mass Index and Abdominal Skinfold Thickness in overweight individuals.