Preventive and Curative Effect Of Yoga In Management Of Overweight And Obesity

Abstract

Obesity is emerged as the most prevalent sedentary lifestyle disorder in urban society. Today, Yoga has become more popular because of its potential to rejuvenate body-mind complex. The sedentary lifestyle of today’s era leads to the non-communicable epidemic of overweight and Sthaulya (obesity). Regarding this, 2021 was a pivotal year for global obesity policy, following evidence showing that it is one of the leading risk factors for covid-19 death and disability.Covid-19 has brought to public attention that, the higher risk of ill health from infectious diseases associated with increased body weight. In many countries during 2020 and 2021 showed that “lockdown measures had a negative impact on the diets and lifestyles of children and adolescents, with a consequent increase in body weight and central fat accumulation.” Excessive body weight is associated with various diseases. Yoga offers natural and effective lifestyle modification therapy without harmful side effects in overweight and obese persons through its some principals. In the present study, 90 patients with features of obesity were randomly divided into two groups. In experimental group patients were made to perform Kapalbhati yogic shuddhikriya daily at morning whereas in comparison for control group with Sukshama vyayam techniques (Loosening Exercises) and Nadishodhana pranayama. The study reveals that there was a remarkable decrease in subjective and objective parameters in both the groups, but Kapalbhati therapy is found more effective in every aspects of obesity. Average percentage of relief in experimental group is 39.68% and in control group is 28.74%. Hence to prevent this smoldering problem of present era the “Sciences of life” i.e.Yoga offers the lifestyle modifying, time effective, free of cost, objective therapy through its basic principles.