Effects of Yoga on the Cardio-Respiratory System: Socio-Technical Effect to Reduce the Impact of the Pandemic on Indian Employees

ABSTRACT

This research paper is an initiative to provide insight associated with the physiological health of employees by examining the interventions of yogic exercise on physiological health. The investigation was done to study the impact of Yoga and Pranayama on functioning of lungs (vital capacity) and functioning of heart (resting heart rate) as an ancient therapy. The study found the effect of aerobic exercise and yogic practices on resting pulse rate and vital capacity among employees of a private organization engaged in production of technical equipment for Indian railway and metro trains and other related industries. After taking due consent from the promoter and founder of PPS International, the researchers randomly selected 120 subjects, all males of age group 25-35 years. Yoga helps to improve the lives of all age groups irrespective of gender. It can be adopted at any stage of life or started at any age;yoga has shown excellent results on the physiological health-related variable of stressed working professionals. Copyright © 2022, IGI Global.