The Effects of Yoga Training on Physical fitness, Balance and Concentration level in Children with Autistic Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity
Keywords:
Yoga Training, Physical Fitness, AutisticAbstract
The research was quasi-experimental study aimed to compare Physical fitness, Balance and Concentration level in Children with Autistic Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity before, during and after 12 yoga poses to developed of physical fitness of children with autism.
The sample group was students of Special Education School for the Special Development Zone of the Southern Border Provinces, Budi Subdistrict, Muang District, Yala Province in 2020 academic year. Two subjects were recruited through purposive sampling. The research conducted a one-group pretest-posttest design. The research tool included 12 yoga postures for the development of physical fitness of autistic students. The research tool included 12 yoga postures apply Surya Namaskarn Yoga for development of physical fitness of autistic students in 8 weeks at the validity value of 0.85. The reliability values were 0.90 of a behavior observation and 0.99 of multiple choice. The physical fitness test contained Body Mass Index (BMI), sitting forward bending, hand squeezing, push up in 30 seconds, and sit up in 60 seconds. The reliability value 0.96, 0.95, 0.89, 0.95 and 0.89. The validity value 0.89, 1.00, 0.92, 1.00 and 0.92 followed the ratio of waist circumference to height and lung capacity. The data analyzed by average and standard deviation.
The research found
The Body Mass Index (BMI) comparison results, the ratio of waist circumference to height, lung capacity, sit and reach, hand squeezing, 30 seconds modified pushups, 60 seconds sits ups and balance ability. The Autistic Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity behavior before, between and after 12 Yoga postures toward the Physical fitness training found that there was improvement in all items, except for a decrease in BMI that was reduced 17.41 kg./sq.m. in the skinny category.
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