How Yoga And Calisthenics Can Boost Good Cholesterol In People With Borderline Type 2 Diabetes: A Study
Abstract
Diabetes has come to be a main fitness challenge international. In India the prevalence of diabetes is growing unexpectedly in particular inside the city population due to increasing weight problems and reduced bodily activity. The purpose of this investigation was to investigate the effects of yoga and calisthenics on good (HDL) cholesterol among people with borderline (prediabetes) type2 diabetes. Thirty male persons with borderline type 2 diabetic patients (n = 30) were randomly selected as subjects. The age of the subjects ranged from 45 to 60 years (mean age: 54 ± 4.62 years). The subjects divided into three equal groups of ten subjects each (n = 10). In which, group I underwent yogic exercises (YEG), group II underwent calisthenics exercise (CEG) with moderate intensity for six days per week for twelve weeks and group III acted as control (CG) who did not undergo any special training programme apart from their daily life. HDL cholesterol was selected as a test variable and assessed before and after the training period. The HDL cholesterol was assessed by using Boehringer Mannheim (BM) cholesterol oxidase enzymatic method. The collected data were statistically analyzed by using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) and Scheffe’s test was applied as post hoc test to determine the paired mean difference. From the results of the study, it was found that there was a significant improvement (p ≤ 0.05) in HDL cholesterol level due to yoga intervention and calisthenics when compared to control group. However there was an insignificant difference (p ≥ 0.05) in between the training groups on good cholesterol (HCL – C).
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