Integrated yogic practices and breath-holding capacity among male undergraduate students: a twelve-week randomised controlled study
International Journal of Yogic Human Movement and Sports Sciences September 1, 2026 Arun Pratap Rajak, Yatendra Kumar Singh, Kamta Prasad Sahu
Background: Voluntary breath-holding depends on lung volume, chemical drive to breathe, respiratory muscle function and the ability to endure respiratory discomfort, and these are the very functions that yogic practices aim to train. Aim: This study evaluated whether twelve weeks of integrated yogic practice alters breath-holding capacity (BHC) in male undergraduates. Methods: One hundred and...