Nasrollah Sarraf; Taktom Emami
Volume 1, Issue 2 , October 2009, , Pages 127-145
Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to compare the effect of 5 and 10 weeks of aerobic and yoga exercises on physical self–description components of female students. 57 sedentary female students (age range of 19-25 years old) from Ferdowsi University who did not have any experience of those training ...
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The purpose of the present study was to compare the effect of 5 and 10 weeks of aerobic and yoga exercises on physical self–description components of female students. 57 sedentary female students (age range of 19-25 years old) from Ferdowsi University who did not have any experience of those training modes were selected and randomly and equally assigned to two experimental groups (aerobic and yoga) and one control group. The experimental groups participated in the program for 10 weeks, two sessions per week, each session 60 minutes. During this period, the control group did not engage in any organized exercise program. In order to collect data, physical self–description questionnaire was used at three different points (at the beginning, in the middle and at the end of the test). One–way ANOVA and post hoc Tukey test showed that at the end of the 5th week of exercise, coordination and sport competence components in yoga group were significantly higher than aerobic and control groups (P
