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Volume 8 Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences
ISSN: 2155-9600 Nutrition Congress 2018
June 11-13, 2018
June 11-13, 2018 | Dublin, Ireland
21st European
Nutrition and Dietetics Conference
Importance of yoga for sports persons
Shibashis Chakraborty
Indus Valley Ayurvedic Centre, India
In order to understand how Yoga can benefit sports persons, it is necessary to explore what is required to play a sport
well. Having a body that is flexible, strong and controlled is important consideration, similarly skill, continuous training,
endurance, focus, confidence dealing with stress is an important component. Sporting mentor B.P Bam highlights this point
by stating “sporting skills require the attainment of deep focus”, “living in every moment” and emphasizes that ‘the toughest
part of any achievement is the handling of distractions and adverse conditions”. Swami Vishnudevananda mentions “through
pranayama, mans will-power, self-control and concentration power can be increased’. B.P Bam also highlights this point, he states
“coming into the present by focusing on breath is one of the best habits to be cultivated. That marks the beginning of concentration.”
Swami Vishnudevananda highlights this point, he states “when the body is free from physical impurities, the concentration power
of the mind increases to a very high degree.” . “yogic exercises are mainly designed to keep the proper curvature of the spine and to
increase its flexibility”, they also state that “balancing asanas develop the function of the cerebellum, the brain centre that controls
how the body works in motion, improve muscle coordination and posture including physical and nervous balance which helps to
achieve grace and fluidity of movement.” Inverted asanas can be particularly beneficial to break bad habits and old patterns of
behaviour, for example, an inefficient swimming stroke or volleyball swing. For a professional athlete wishing to optimize their
performance, it is essential that they have the ability to change body movements and behaviours. Inverted asanas change the
normal thinking patterns. The use of Yoga Nidra and visualisation can assist in the development of a skill and to reinforce a new
pattern of behaviour or beliefs. B.P. Bam highlights this point, he states “all of the top Indian sport persons who have worked with
me have been making extensive use of various techniques of visualization”.“Purification of memory or reinforcing the best from the
past, by remembering it again and again, makes a major contribution to the perfecting of a skill.” A new study that was released
in the International Journal of Yoga provides more evidence - The new research aimed to show that just ten weeks of yoga
would increase balance, flexibility and Joint Angles (JA) measures in collegiate soccer players. One group of baseball players
performed their usual sport training other group of soccer players did the same but added in two hour-long yoga sessions per
week. Tests done before and after 10 weeks consisted of three categories: Flexibility, Balance, and Joint Angles. At the end of the
study, the yoga group subjects showed significant improvements in ankle dorsiflexion, knee flexion, hip flexion.
Biography
Shibashis Chakraborty has 15 years of experience in wellness & spa industry in various management roles, out of that 8.5 years abroad (Dubai, Mauritius, Austria,
Maldives, Moscow). He organized many yoga workshops for various governmental and non-governmental organizations in India, Mauritius, Maldives, Dubai, Austria &
Moscow. Experienced in managing Wellness centre / Medical institute. Having yoga followers in different parts of world (India, Maldives, Singapore, UK, Mauritius, Russia
and Dubai). His interview was published in Japanese health magazine DANDO in 2007. He has been interviewed by Dubai ONE TV / Physique Tv/ Russian Tv – Moya
planeta/ MBC Tv of Lebanon, NEWS TIME Tv - Kolkata. He himself is a national level master athlete in India.
Shibashis Chakraborty, J Nutr Food Sci 2018, Volume 8
DOI: 10.4172/2155-9600-C3-059