14 A STUDY OF EFFECT OF SWIMMING ON BREATH HOLDING TIME
Journal Title: Indian journal of applied basic medical sciences - Year 2017, Vol 19, Issue 29
Abstract
Abstract: -Introduction: - swimming is a kind of sport which involves the movement of most of the muscle of human body in an environment different from other sports activity. Swimming is a kind of exercise which requires brief or long durations of breath holding in water. Aims and objective:-The purpose of this study was to find the effect of swimming on breath holding capacity of the swimmers. Approach: - We carried out a comparative study of breath holding in swimmers of Ahmedabad city and the persons of sedentary life style. The data obtained were compiled, statistically analyzed and compared with the control group using unpaired‘t’ test. Results:-Our results showed statistically significant higher breath holding time in the swimmers than sedentary person. Conclusion: - our study reaffirms the advantages of swimming; it is an advisable exercise to improve respiratory efficiency.
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Dr. Devanshi Upadhyaya, Janardan Bhatt
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