Benefits of Yoga on Various Factors of Importance on Performance Enhancement among Archers: Narrative Review

Abstract

Yoga improves physical and mental well being among sports personals including Archers. Although how effective is Yoga in improving various physical and mental health parameters related to Archer’s performance is not summed up in any research studies so far. Hence this review was conducted. Of a total of 119 articles identified from PubMed, Google scholar, Embase and Library Genesis, 21 articles were found suitable for this review. Key terms used for search are “Yoga, Archery”, Yoga, Archer’s performance”, “Yoga, Archers, Physical health”, “Yoga, Archers, Mental health”, “Yoga, Archers, Mental health, Physical health”. This review resulted in finding the effectiveness of practice of Yoga in improving various mental and physical health variables that play a significant role on performance enhancement among Archers. Majority of the studies mentioned the significance of Yoga in improving Hand-eye coordination, stability, confidence, patience, self-esteem, will power, concentration skills and in reducing stress and anxiety. Few referred studies also highlight the need for daily practice of Yoga based relaxation techniques to get rid of tiredness among Archers. To sum up, published studies cite the effectiveness of Yoga in stabilizing and improving both physical and mental health parameters, indicating a huge scope in enhancing performance among Archers.