The effect of using yoga and relaxation exercises in reducing stress for obese women at the Fitness Academy

Abstract

Many view yoga as just a moral thing that has no effect or has a weak effect, in addition to being imperceptible. Many believe that yoga exercises are nothing but some sports movements or some breathing movements, believing that these exercises are nothing but a secondary and unimportant thing. But in fact, yoga exercises and relaxation exercises contribute to getting rid of stress and tension by emptying the mind of any negative thoughts and focusing only on the body position and the method of breathing, then the individual feels the disappearance of nervous, mental and psychological pressures, and that gradually with perseverance in practicing exercises Yoga.The research aims to:1-Preparing stress-reducing yoga and relaxation exercises for obese women at the Fitness Academy2-Knowing the effect of yoga and relaxation exercises in reducing stress for obese women at the Fitness Academy As for the hypothesis of the research, there were statistically significant differences between the pre and post tests in the research variables among the research sample members. The two researchers used the experimental approach due to its suitability to the nature of the problem.The research sample consisted of some women participating in the Fitness Academy, and they were chosen randomly to perform the experiment, as they numbered (35) women, ages (30-35) years, and the research questionnaire represented by the stress scale was distributed. As for the main experiment sample, it included (10) participants, and a Homogeneity and equivalence of the sample in the pretests.After presenting, analyzing and discussing the results through statistical treatments of the pre and post tests after using yoga and relaxation exercises to reduce stress for obese women, the following conclusions were reached.1-The results showed the importance of using yoga and relaxation exercises in reducing stress for obese women in the Fitness Academy in the post-test2-The use of yoga and relaxation exercises has proven positive.