Stress, Psychological, Physiological Clinical Trial
Official title:
Effects of Yoga on Objective and Self-reported Health Indicators Among Female and Male Individuals
The purpose of this study is to determine whether inversions (specific yoga postures in which the heart is higher than the head) and other dynamic and static yoga postures affect heart rate variability, oxygen uptake, blood pressure, blood parameters and other objective measures of health, and a variety of subjective and objective measures of health in female and male individuals in Sweden.
This randomized, controlled trial involving 44 male and females in Sweden will investigate
whether yoga inversions and semi-inversions and other dynamic and static yoga postures will
affect the following variables: heart rate variability, oxygen uptake, anthropometric
variables, common symptoms in general practice, sleepiness, sleep quality and
recovery/recuperation after sleep, blood pressure, blood lipids, blood proteins, blood
sugar, salivary cortisol, hand grip strength, relaxation and recovery perceived stress,
self-rated health, rating of perceived exertion, satisfaction with life, and work-family
conflict.
Participants will be divided into an intervention group and a passive control group. The
intervention group will participate in six to ten weeks of yoga classes. The classes will be
held 1-2 times a week for approximately one hour each and will include yoga poses and
breathing techniques. The control group will not participate in any intervention but will
conduct their lives as usual.
The variables will be assessed at baseline; at the end of the intervention; and three, six,
and twelve months after the end of the intervention.
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Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention