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A Study of the Importance of Yoga in Physical Education and Sports | Original Article

Kanika Rawat*, in International Journal of Physical Education & Sports Sciences | Physical Education, Health, Fitness & Sports

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of this article is the role of some elements of yoga in physical education and sports. Yoga is one of the spiritual systems in India which underlines the importance of working with the body to establish healthy behaviors and thoughts. The physical postures, called asanas in Sanskrit, are among all its techniques that got. It will be recalled that athletics and gymnastics are part of the Physical Education program. Once there was a time when people said it's not the winning itself but the nobly competing that really matters, when the place where competitions took place was sacred and the respect between competitors was essential. The term Physical Education has been understood in many different ways in our modern society. Others claim it's the self schooling, which educates the self to gain certain talents and abilities, as is used in athletics, for example. Others think it is the education to the body which only works to improve one’s appearance. This is unfortunately the main reason why people join gyms, especially even before summer. In reality, the representation physical education originally means bodily education. It uses the work with the body as a strategy to achieve the noblest educational goals autonomy and ethics in our relationships with one another and with the environment. This will be recalled that athletics and gymnastics are part of the Physical Education program. Once there was a time when people said it's not the winning itself but the nobly competing that really matters, when the place where competitions took place was sacred and the respect between competitors was essential. Throughout their roots, both yoga and physical education utilize the body as a resource for improving behaviors and skills that are vital for maintaining physical and mental wellbeing. They can now be considered complementary subjects. Whereas the West established physical exercise and athletic training and concentrated on its positive health partnership, the East followed the same objectives by meditation and relaxation.