Impact Of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Training & Yoga Practice Among School Students

As we all know that adolescence is a point in life when physical and psychological

changes take place. According to Dorn and Biro (2011), these bodily changes take place starting

from puberty to early adulthood. The adolescence stage is most of the time associated with teenage life

when children start advancing in their way of life. The stage begins at different ages depending

on the gender of a person. For example; puberty starts as early as late childhood in females

and may start at a later age in males. It has been noticed that physical changes and cognition may

extend to the early twenties. Ata, Ludden, and Lally (2007) state that body image at this time

changes dramatically due to family, peers, and friends influences. Many other things change in

the body. This may include height and body physique. The idea of changes in the body has

raised a lot of controversies among many researchers and experts.

According to Larson and Wison (2004), the stage can also be seen as a time for physical

growth and advancement cognitively. In this stage, people start to advance in cognition and

thoughts become abstract and hypothetical in nature. According to Choudhury, Blakemore and

Charman (2006) the stage involves many developmental changes, especially cognitive

development. Many experts have made the concept better so as to understand the stage very well

in a better way. These experts have consulted many sources so as to have clear information about

the stage. The stage has been found to be so crucial in the life of every human. Though characterized

by a lot of confusion, it is a stage where many young people are prepared to become adults. For

this reason, a lot of effort is required from parents.