EFFECT OF YOGA AND PHYSICAL EXERCISES ON VARIOUS PARAMETERS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS (AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY)

The processes of industrialisation, modernisation and urbanisation have had a negative impact on the lifestyle of people. Due to high yield varieties, use of chemical fertilisers and pest control in the agricultural field is producing poisonous food. Mechanical and busy life style is increasing stress among the people. Advancement in the technology has given a very comfortable domestic life. People are becoming so sedentary and mere physical movement oriented. Thus resulting the increasing obesity and developing varieties of chronic illness among the adults. Children are not spared from this situation. The scarce productive human resource of the nation is at a threat.