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                                                                                    <journal-title>International Journal of Sport Culture and Science</journal-title>
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                            <issn pub-type="ppub">2148-1148</issn>
                                                                                                        <publisher>
                    <publisher-name>Uluslararası Bilim Kültür ve Spor Derneği</publisher-name>
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                                                                                                                        <article-title>Benefits of Prayer as a Physical Activity</article-title>
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                                    <trans-title>Field : Physical Activity  Type : Research Article</trans-title>
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                                                                        <contrib contrib-type="author">
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>İmamoğlu</surname>
                                    <given-names>Osman</given-names>
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                                        <pub-date pub-type="pub" iso-8601-date="20160825">
                    <day>08</day>
                    <month>25</month>
                    <year>2016</year>
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                                        <volume>4</volume>
                                        <issue>Special Issue 1</issue>
                                        <fpage>306</fpage>
                                        <lpage>318</lpage>
                        
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                                    <date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="20161003">
                        <day>10</day>
                        <month>03</month>
                        <year>2016</year>
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                    <copyright-statement>Copyright © 2013, International Journal of Sport Culture and Science</copyright-statement>
                    <copyright-year>2013</copyright-year>
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                                                                                                <abstract><p>Purpose: Prayer benefits will make the human body of the sporting and the exercise aspects will be discussed. Method: It is a form of literature studies. Results and Discussion: Namaz, requires the worshiper to move through several distinct bodily postures while reciting specific supplications. The series of postures is fixed, and it’s repeated a number of times for each act of prayer. Namaz (prayer) is performed by Muslim believers which must be performed at least five times a day, consists of 40 rakaats. Namaz can be regarded as a type of stretching and isometric contractions exercise. These movements have an effect directly and indirectly on the whole organism. Namaz improves posture, increased the intake of oxygen and enhances the functioning of the respiratory, blood flow, endocrine and excretory system. Namaz are the strengthening of ligaments and tendons, preventing muscle tears, positive effect on the joints, to relax the eyes, the removal of the accumulated electrical charge in the body, arthritis, hypertension and varicose veins as well come to the situation. In addition, brain, heart, stomach, gallbladder, pancreas, kidney and has a positive effect on the urinary tract. Conclusion: Prayer movement direction outside of worship, there are benefits circulatory, respiratory, digestive, nervous, and to the hormonal system. Unless it made in accordance with the specified time and rules the benefits of exercise and sport will make the human body more.</p></abstract>
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                            <p>Amaç: Namaz kılmanın insan vücuduna egzersiz ve sportif yönden ne tür faydaları olduğu tartışılacaktır. Metot: Literatür taraması şeklinde yapılmış bir çalışmadır. Bulgular ve Tartışma: İslam Dininin beş şartından biri olan namaz, tekrarlayıcı hareketler eşliğinde dua okuma esasına dayanan bir ibadet şeklidir. Bir günde 5 değişik zamanda 40 rekat namaz kılınması emredilmiştir. Namazda tüm büyük vücut kasları değişik ölçülerde hareket ederler. Namazda hem aktif, hem de izometrik kasılma hareketleri bulunmaktadır. Bu hareketler tüm organizmanın üzerinde direk ve dolaylı olarak etkide bulunurlar. Namazın vücuttaki önemli kas gruplarını çalıştırması ve düzgün duruş şekli sağlaması, kan dolaşımını artırması, bağ ve tendonların kuvvetlenmesi, kas yırtılmalarının önlenmesi, eklemler üzerine olumlu etkisi, gözleri dinlendirmesi, vücutta biriken elektriksel yüklerin uzaklaştırılması, kireçlenme, tansiyon ve varis gibi durumlara iyi gelmesi bazı faydalarıdır. Ayrıca beyin, kalp, mide, safra, pankreas, böbrek ve idrar yollarına olumlu etkisi vardır. Sonuç: Namazın ibadet yönü dışında hareket, dolaşım, solunum, sindirim, sinir ve hormonal sistemlere faydaları vardır. Belirtilen zamanlarda ve kuralına uygun kılındığı takdirde egzersiz ve sporun insan vücuduna sağladığı faydaların daha fazlasını sağlayacaktır</p></trans-abstract>
                                                            
            
                                                                                
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                                                    <kwd>Namaz</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>   spor</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>   sağlık</kwd>
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