ประสิทธิผลของโยคะเด็กต่อพัฒนาการทางกายในเด็กก่อนวัยเรียน โรงเรียนวัดสาลวัน ตำบลศาลายา จังหวัดนครปฐม

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Kids Yoga to Physical Development in Pre-School Children. The subjects were Thai children aged between three to ve years old, who study in the Pre-School class, Salawan School, Tambon Salaya, Phuthamonthon, Nakhon-Pathom. Randomized Trials are experiments with division into intervention and control groups. There are 10 subjects for each group. The intervention group receives the Kids Yoga program 2 times a week for 12 weeks, and the control group does not receive the Kids Yoga program. This study collected 3 times outcome data at baseline, after intervention 6 weeks and 12 weeks. The data analyses were performed on Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test and Man Whitney U test. There was no signicant interaction in baseline characteristics of gender, age, muscle ฿exibility, balance and coordination between the intervention group and control group. The results showed that the children who practiced Kid Yoga for 12 weeks, the intervention group, changes of ฿exibility and balance score were signicantly higher than those of children who did not practice Kids Yoga in the control group (p < 0.05) and (p < 0.001) respectively. Whereas coordination showed no statistically signicant change (p = 0.89). Within 12 weeks, the Pre-school aged children which practiced Kids Yoga had better physical health in ฿exibility and balance; no changes in the coordination were noticeable. The results of this study may have an advantage in schools and communities to help prepare students for healthy living. However, future studies should evaluate the satisfaction and behavior change of children and to promote the Kids Yoga training as an alternative form of physical education for pre-school children.