Effects of Yogic Activities and Recreational Exercises on Depression Among Climacteric Women
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.66838/Keywords:
Yogic activities, Recreational exercises, Depression, Climacteric womenAbstract
Purpose: This study aimed to examine the effects of a twelve week yogic activities and Recreational exercises on Depression among Climacteric women.
Methods: In this study 40 climacteric women were selected randomly from Jammu district to participate as subjects. The ages of the women fell in between 40 and 50 years. The review was designed with a pre-and post-test random collection strategy in which forty subjects were divided into four equal groups The Psychological parameters is to find out in this study. There were randomly assigned to one of four groups: Experimental Group-I (N=10; YOGA Group, Experimental Group-II (N=10, RECREATIONAL group), the Experimental Group-III (N=10; COMPOSITE group), Experimental-IV (N=10; CONTROL GROUP). The twelve week training program for Yoga, Recreational, Composite and Control group for Three days in a week over a period of Twelve weeks. Data were analyzed using repeated measures ANCOVA to assess group differences over time. Depression was used as an outcomes measures. Questionnaires were administered before and after one twelve weeks of intervention to evaluate the depression among climacteric women.
Results: There were forty volunteers climacteric women at the end of the study. Noteworthy findings include significant the mean for the yoga group was 21.4, the mean for recreational group was 27.69, the mean for composite group was 29.50, and the mean for control group was 30.5, (df 3 and 96), the post-test was therefore significant at the 0.05 level. The reduction in Depression severity in the yoga group was significant.
Conclusion: The practiced of yoga and recreational activities has been proven that yoga and recreational exercises might be positive and effective on reducing Depression in Climacteric women. The aim of this chapter is not only to determine the review literature only but also to evaluate the effects of yogic activities and recreational activities on Depression Climacteric women.
