Abstract

CONTRIBUTION OF AYURVEDA-TRADITIONAL PRACTICE OF ANCIENT MEDICINE, IN FOUNDATION OF BASIC TENETS OF EXERCISE

Vd. Samata Tomar* and Pravin Jawanjal

Abstract

Human life consists of mainly three types of activities –physical, mental, emotional. Physical activities are the base of remaining two. Balanced physical activities are the only tool, to keep one fit and healthy. Thus physical education will have a great future for better healthy future of coming generations. Proposed article aims to compare universally accepted basic tenets of exercise and ancient ayurvedic perspective of Vyayama (exercise). For this purpose classical texts of Ayurveda and literature regarding exercise was collected and analyzed thoroughly. It was found that the essence of exercise is very well defined and described in the fundamental texts of Ayurveda. Very well explained in the chapters of Dincharya, Ritucharya, Sadvrutta, Aachar Rasayana.when to do exercise, who is able to do it ?, dos and don’ts regarding exercise- each and everything is elaborated in a simplified manner. Hence Ayurveda should be considered as a trailblazer in establishing the basic tenets of exercise and it can be used as medicine in different types of postural deformity.

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