P02.16. Fifteen minutes of yoga postures or guided meditation in the office can elicit psychological and physiological relaxation

Autor: Birinder S Cheema, Paul W. M Marshall, Geoffrey W Melville, Ben Colagiuri, Dennis Hsu-Tung Chang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Vol 12, Iss Suppl 1, p P72 (2012)
ISSN: 1472-6882
Popis: Methods A within-subjects crossover design was utilized. Each participant completed three conditions, including yoga postures, meditation, and control (usual work), separated by >24hrs. Perceived stress and blood pressure were evaluated before, immediately after, and at 3x 5-min intervals post intervention. Heart rate, respiratory rate and parameters of heart rate variability (HRV) were collected continuously, before, during and post intervention. Twenty adults (39.6±9.5yr) completed the study.
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