Health status of aged women with or without the experience of practicing yoga.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Yoga is a popular training practice that enhances women's physical activity level and modifies the major risk factors contributing to noncommunicable diseases. This study aimed to compare general health and cardiovascular health, musculoskeletal health, psychological health, and health-related quality of life between aged women with and without long-term yoga practice.

Methods

Thirty-two female yoga practitioners (mean age 56 years) with ≥ 2 years experience in regular yoga practice and 32 age-matched women without yoga experience participated in the study. Between-group comparisons was performed to explore the differences in various health outcomes, including body build indices, exercise endurance, blood pressure, and heart rate variability; hamstring flexibility

SUBMITTER: Wong SSS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10552255 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature