Arm:1 Additional effects of Ujjayi Pranayama

Arm:2 (standard protocol)

Inhale or breathe in slowly while taking a deep, prolonged breath through both nostrils. As you inhale, attempt to tighten your throat and feel the air in your throat. Air should not come into contact with the interior of the nose. When air enters the throat, an odd sound is made. Allow the breath to be loose and easy while you slightly tighten the back of your throat and hiss lightly as you breathe in and out. The sound isn't forced, but it should be loud enough for someone to hear you if they were close. Now close your right nostril and release the breath through your left. As you exhale, try making the sound HHHHHAAAA

(Modified CR-10 is used to assess the degree of dyspnea, rated from 0 to 10. Zero means nothing at all, 0.5=extremely slight, 1=very slight, 2=slight, 3=moderate, 4=somewhat severe, 5=severe, 7=very severe, 9=extremely severe (almost maximal)

Spirometer is simple test used to help diagnose and monitor certain lung conditions by measuring how much air you can breathe out in one forced breathe. Which is a small machine attached by a cable to a mouthpiece. This spirometer yielded generally reproducible results that were generally valid compared to laboratory-based spirometry. The use of this handheld spirometer in clinical, occupational, and research settings seems justified

After 5, 10, 15, 20, and 30 minutes of pranayama in the study group and without pranayama in the control group, recordings of HR, SBP, DBP, RR, SpO2