Effect of Long-term Regular Yoga on Physical Health of Yoga Practitioners.

Autor: Gohel MK; Department of Community Medicine, Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, Gujarat, India., Phatak AG; Department of Central Research Services, Bhaikaka University, Karamsad, Gujarat, India., Kharod UN; Department of Aneshthesia, Bhaikaka University, Karamsad, Gujarat, India., Pandya BA; Department of Education, Government of Gujarat, Anand, Gujarat, India., Prajapati BL; Department of Yoga, Shree Borsad Pragati Mandal Yoga Center, Borsad, Gujarat, India., Shah UM; Department of Community Medicine, Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, Gujarat, India.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine [Indian J Community Med] 2021 Jul-Sep; Vol. 46 (3), pp. 508-510. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Oct 13.
DOI: 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_554_20
Abstrakt: Background: Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual discipline. The effect of yoga on mental health has been studied extensively in India but less in the context of physical health.
Objective: The objective was to explore the effect of long-term regular yoga on physical health of yoga practitioners.
Materials and Methods: It was an interventional study. Inclusion criteria were students who enrolled for 1-year diploma course at the yoga center. Exclusion criteria were nonregular yoga practitioners during the course. Physical health parameters considered for assessment before and after the yoga course were pulmonary function tests, maximum oxygen consumption (VO2 max ) using Bruce treadmill test, flexibility, body composition analysis, and hemoglobin level. Paired sample t -test and Chi-square test were used for statistical analysis.
Results: The aerobic capacity improved significantly in terms of mean (standard deviation [SD]) forced vital capacity ( P < 0.001), forced expiration volume at the end of the first second ( P < 0.001) as well as peak expiratory flow rate ( P = 0.04). The mean (SD) flexibility score improved significantly ( P < 0.001). Similarly, the endurance improved significantly in terms of mean (SD) Vo2 max (< 0.001) and treadmill time ( P < 0.001). There was no significant change in body composition and hemoglobin level.
Conclusions: Regular yoga practitioners demonstrated the improvement in pulmonary functions, cardiorespiratory fitness, endurance, and flexibility.
Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest.
(Copyright: © 2021 Indian Journal of Community Medicine.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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