Dr.Suman Gihar, Dr.Shivkumar S.Harti
Vol. 8, Jul-Dec 2019
Abstract:
India is a country with a large number of populations.As per statics revealed by censes 2001, 532 million constituting 52 percent are males & 497 million constituting remaining 48 percent are females in the population. Now a day’s obesity & overweight both are become an Epidemic globally. According to WHO there is about 2.3 billion of people are overweight with age group 15 or above & over 700 million obese people worldwide in 2015.In India there are more than 30 million obese people,& the number is increasing rapidly. It is a alarming sign to the society as well as to the whole world.In urban India more than 23 percent of women are either overweight or obese. The obesity is more common in females rather then males. It is also observed that the obesity is more common in large age group 35+years. Different types of diseases burden are attributed to overweight & obesity such as Diabetes 44%, Ischemic heart diseases 23%, certain types of cancer 7-14%. Excessive intake of junk food, indoor &sedentary life style, lack of physical activity & exercise are the most important factors leading to obesity. Yoga is a classical primitive of promoting the health science. This science of life helps to strengthen the physical, mental,social &spiritual states of body and mind. Yoga has become emergent science because of Asana, Pranayama & Shatkarma and Meditation also.This study is design to observed the effect of Yoga on the beauty of a females age group 30-40 years. There are total two groups in the study one is yoga group i.e cases and other one is non yoga group i.e. control group. In this study only females are included with BMI (Body mass index) 25-30 kg/meter square and excluding all severe abnormalities.There is a significant changes are showed in before and after values of assessment parameters. It is to state that the Yoga has a tremendous effect on obese females and also a significant change in their personality development which improves the social life of the individual. This study is aimed to elaborate the impact of Yoga and Pranayama & Shatkarma on beauty as well as personality.