Does Suryanamaskar Have an Effect on Reaction Time in Young Females?
Corresponding Author(s) : Pankhuri Vairagade
pankhurivairagade02@gmail.com
International Journal of Allied Medical Sciences and Clinical Research,
Vol. 9 No. 2 (2021): 2021 Volume - 9 Issue - 2
Abstract
Background
Reaction time is one of the most important component of motor movements. It determines the alertness and attentiveness of a person. Studies have shown improvement in Reaction time by performing yoga asnas and pranayama. Hence, this study was carried out to find out whether Suryanamaskar has an effect on Reaction time over a period of 2 weeks in young females.
Method
This study was examined to find out whether Suryanamaskar has an effect on Reaction time on young females in the age group of 19-25 years. 42 participants were randomly allocated in two groups. Group A performed Suryanamskar 3 times a day for 2 weeks and Group B performed 5 minutes of breathing exercises for 2 weeks. Reaction time was measured pre and post 2 weeks intervention using Deary Liewald Reaction time task software.
Results
There was a significant difference seen in Group A (suryanamaskar) when compared to Group B (p value <0.001). There was a significant difference seen in the pre and post 2 weeks readings of Suryanamaskar Group (p value <0.001).
Conclusion
The results of this study suggests that 2 weeks of Suryanamskar practice showed significant improvement in Reaction time by enhancing central processing ability and improving learning capabilities.
Keywords
Suryanamaskar
Reaction time
Yoga
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Pankhuri Vairagade, Geeta Bhatt. Does Suryanamaskar Have an Effect on Reaction Time in Young Females?. Int. J. of Allied Med. Sci. and Clin. Res. [Internet]. 2021 Jun. 18 [cited 2026 Apr. 22];9(2):275-8. Available from: https://ijamscr.com/ijamscr/article/view/1005
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[15]. Anand Sharad Godse, Bhaskar Shejwal, Amruta Anand Godse. Effects of Suryanamaskar on relaxation among college students with high stress in Pune, India. International Journal of Yoga, June2015; 8(1): 15-21.
References
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[2]. Bhutkar PM, Bhutkar MV, Taware GB, Doijad V, Doddamani BR. Effect ofsuryanamaskar practice on cardio-respiratory fitness parameters: A Pilot Study. Al AmeenJournal of Medical Sciences 2008; 1: 126–129.
[3]. Mody BS. Acute effects of surya namaskar on the cardiovascular and metabolic system. JBodyw Mov Ther 2011; 15: 343-347.
[4]. Madanmohan, Thombre DP, Balakumar B, Nambinarayanan TK, Thakur S,Krishnamurthy N, et al. Effect of yoga training on reaction time, respiratory endurance andmuscle strength. Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 1992; 36: 229–233.
[5]. Amit Vaibhav, Swati Shukla, Om Prakash Singh. Suryanamaskar (Sun Salutation) – APath to Good Health. International Journal of Pharmacological Research 2016; 6(7): 224-230.
[6]. Anupama Batra, Sangeeta Vyas, Jitendra Gupta, Kapil Gupta. A comparative studybetween young and elderly Indian males on Audio-Visual Reaction Time. Indian Journalof Science Research and Technology. 2014 2(1):25-29.
[7]. Madan M, Thombre DP, Das AK, Subramanian N, Chandrasekar S. Reaction time inclinical diabetes mellitus. Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 1984; 28(4):311-314.
[8]. Malathi A, Parulkar VG, Dhavale HS, Pinto C. A preliminary study of reaction time inschizophrenics. Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 1990; 34(1): 54-56.
[9]. Baayen H, Milin P. Analyzing reaction times. International Journal of PsychologicalResearch 2010; 3(2): 1–27.
[10]. Ian J Deary, DavilLiewald, Jack Nissan. A free, easy to use, computer based simple and four choice reaction time programme: The Deary Liewald Reaction time task. Journal of Behaviour Research and Therapy 2011; 43: 258-268.
[11]. Bhavanani AB, Ramanathan M, Balaji R, Pushpa D. Immediate Effects of Suryanamaskar on Reaction time and heart rate in female volunteers. Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 2013; 57(2):199-204.
[12]. Ananda BalyogiBhavnani, Meena Ramanathan et al. A Comparative study of theDifferential effects of Short term Asna and Pranayama training on Reaction Time. Annalsof Medical and Health Sciences Research Nov 2017, 7(3): 80-83.
[13]. Sharma VK, Rajajeyakumar M, Velkumary S, Subramanian SK, Bhavanani AB, SahaiMA. Thangavel D. Effect of fast and slow pranayama practice on cognitive functions inhealthy volunteers. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research 2014; 1: 10-13.
[14]. Ananda BalyogiBhavnani, Meena Ramanathan. Immediate effects of alternate Nostrilbreathing on Cardiovascular Parameters and Reaction time. Online InternationalInterdisciplinary Research Journal, Jan 2014; 297-302.
[15]. Anand Sharad Godse, Bhaskar Shejwal, Amruta Anand Godse. Effects of Suryanamaskar on relaxation among college students with high stress in Pune, India. International Journal of Yoga, June2015; 8(1): 15-21.
[2]. Bhutkar PM, Bhutkar MV, Taware GB, Doijad V, Doddamani BR. Effect ofsuryanamaskar practice on cardio-respiratory fitness parameters: A Pilot Study. Al AmeenJournal of Medical Sciences 2008; 1: 126–129.
[3]. Mody BS. Acute effects of surya namaskar on the cardiovascular and metabolic system. JBodyw Mov Ther 2011; 15: 343-347.
[4]. Madanmohan, Thombre DP, Balakumar B, Nambinarayanan TK, Thakur S,Krishnamurthy N, et al. Effect of yoga training on reaction time, respiratory endurance andmuscle strength. Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 1992; 36: 229–233.
[5]. Amit Vaibhav, Swati Shukla, Om Prakash Singh. Suryanamaskar (Sun Salutation) – APath to Good Health. International Journal of Pharmacological Research 2016; 6(7): 224-230.
[6]. Anupama Batra, Sangeeta Vyas, Jitendra Gupta, Kapil Gupta. A comparative studybetween young and elderly Indian males on Audio-Visual Reaction Time. Indian Journalof Science Research and Technology. 2014 2(1):25-29.
[7]. Madan M, Thombre DP, Das AK, Subramanian N, Chandrasekar S. Reaction time inclinical diabetes mellitus. Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 1984; 28(4):311-314.
[8]. Malathi A, Parulkar VG, Dhavale HS, Pinto C. A preliminary study of reaction time inschizophrenics. Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 1990; 34(1): 54-56.
[9]. Baayen H, Milin P. Analyzing reaction times. International Journal of PsychologicalResearch 2010; 3(2): 1–27.
[10]. Ian J Deary, DavilLiewald, Jack Nissan. A free, easy to use, computer based simple and four choice reaction time programme: The Deary Liewald Reaction time task. Journal of Behaviour Research and Therapy 2011; 43: 258-268.
[11]. Bhavanani AB, Ramanathan M, Balaji R, Pushpa D. Immediate Effects of Suryanamaskar on Reaction time and heart rate in female volunteers. Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 2013; 57(2):199-204.
[12]. Ananda BalyogiBhavnani, Meena Ramanathan et al. A Comparative study of theDifferential effects of Short term Asna and Pranayama training on Reaction Time. Annalsof Medical and Health Sciences Research Nov 2017, 7(3): 80-83.
[13]. Sharma VK, Rajajeyakumar M, Velkumary S, Subramanian SK, Bhavanani AB, SahaiMA. Thangavel D. Effect of fast and slow pranayama practice on cognitive functions inhealthy volunteers. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research 2014; 1: 10-13.
[14]. Ananda BalyogiBhavnani, Meena Ramanathan. Immediate effects of alternate Nostrilbreathing on Cardiovascular Parameters and Reaction time. Online InternationalInterdisciplinary Research Journal, Jan 2014; 297-302.
[15]. Anand Sharad Godse, Bhaskar Shejwal, Amruta Anand Godse. Effects of Suryanamaskar on relaxation among college students with high stress in Pune, India. International Journal of Yoga, June2015; 8(1): 15-21.