Using deep relaxation technique as a cooling down technique following a Zumba session

Abstract

Background Studies have shown that anxiety,fatigue and physiological changes negatively effect on people who use to do high intensive workout performance, joy in learning, lecture understanding, attendance, emotional and physical health and their quality of life. Deep relaxation technique designed to give deeper relaxation to the mind and body. DRT principle is based on followed by relaxation (parasympathetic activity in shavasana or corpse posture), as ancient yoga texts Mandukaya upanished suggests that such combination especially helpful to reach state of mental equilibrium where parasympathetic system predominant. Supine rest (SR) practice is classical relaxation technique (shavasana or corpse posture) suggested in ancient Hatha yoga texts to remove fatigue and give greater relaxation to body and mind. Previous relaxation studies illustrated beneficial effect on cognitive processes, memory, attention, skills, sleep, metabolism rate, anxiety and stress.

2. Objectives The objective of study to investigate the immediate effect of deep relaxation technique on psychological and physiological health after high intensive workout and substantiate the applicability and efficacy of these techniques in reducing fatigue and anxiety and physiological changes and enhance the pleasure, quality in performance.

3. Material and methods 30 subjects both male and female (mean ± SD 00.00 ± 0.00), with no age limit a AROGYA MANDIR and S&J FITNESS in raipur chhattisgarh have received 12 days orientation program. Participants have been randomized into self as control group deep relaxation practice posture (shavasana or corpse posture) practice given respectively for 15 minutes. Before and after the 45 minutes of zumba session.

4. Result Deep relaxation technique has produced significant results in reduction fatigue, state anxiety, increase mindfulness and also reduce physiological health whereas the magnitude of change is lesser in Supine rest. 5. Conclusion The investigations in this study suggest that a deep relaxation technique practice reduced fatigue, scores immediately after the practice and decreased state anxiety more than supine rest. Deep relaxation practice increased mindfulness scores significantly and decreased heart rate, respiratory rate systolic blood pressure significantly but diastolic blood pressure was in moderate state in yoga deep relaxation technique practice more than SR practice after 45 minute of zumba session