Year: 2015
Type: dissertation
Study design: Clinical Trial
Abstract: Vinyasa Flow yoga may be effective in preventing the chronic diseases \nassociated with modern civilization as an alternative form of exercise for improving \nhealth and fitness levels. The purpose of this study was to determine if Vinyasa Flow \nyoga improves aerobic capacity and meets the ACSM???s guidelines for exercise intensity \nthat improves and maintains cardiovascular health and fitness in healthy adults. \nTen healthy beginning level male and female yoga students (19 to 25 years \nold) participated in the study. A 45-minute Vinyasa Flow yoga routine was implemented \ntwice a week for six weeks. Aerobic capacity was assessed pre and post study using a \ngraded exercise test and open-circuit indirect calorimetry. HR data was recorded to assess \n%HRmax during Vinyasa Flow yoga to determine the exercise intensity. \nThe results showed no significant (p > 0.05) difference in pre and post VO2max \nafter 6 weeks for the treatment or control group using repeated measures ANOVA, and no significant difference in VO2max between groups, (p = 0.85). HR data suggests. \nVinyasa Flow yoga is a light intensity exercise (~52% HRmax) for healthy fit adults (n = \n4), and does not appear to improve health and fitness levels for protection against \ncardiovascular disease and pre-mature mortality associated with moderate and vigorous-intensity \nphysical activity.
Author: Sheena L. Flores
Language: English
Subfield: Physiology (medical)
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1881435502