International Journal of Medical and Health Research

Authors
Manivannan L, Prabhusaran N, Elangovan R

Abstract
The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of yoga and brisk walking on selected psychological variables (stress and self-confidence) among hypertensive men. The selected samples were equally divided into three groups (n=30). Group I underwent yogic practices, Group II underwent brisk walking and Group III acted as control. The study was formulated by the random design, consisting of a pretest and posttest. Pretest were conducted for all the 90 subjects on stress and self-confidence. The experimental groups participated in their respective yoga and brisk walking exercises for a period of twelve weeks. The post tests were conducted for all the subjects again on stress and self-confidence respectively after experimentation of yoga and brisk walking exercises. The data obtained were analyzed by Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) to assess the significant difference among the groups on posttest for psychological variables. It is concluded that regular practices of yoga reduced stress and improving self-confidence effectively among hypertension middle aged men than the control group. Brisk walking also reduced effectively the stress and improving self confidence among hypertension middle aged men than the control group. It is found that yoga are slightly effective than brisk walking on the selected psychological variable.