دورية أكاديمية
Health status of aged women with or without the experience of practicing yoga
| العنوان: | Health status of aged women with or without the experience of practicing yoga |
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| المؤلفون: | Sarah Suet Shan Wong, Tai Wa Liu, Shamay Sheung Mei Ng |
| المصدر: | BMC Women's Health, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2023) |
| بيانات النشر: | BMC, 2023. |
| سنة النشر: | 2023 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Gynecology and obstetrics LCC:Public aspects of medicine |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Yoga, Health promotion, Physical activity, Wellness, Gynecology and obstetrics, RG1-991, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270 |
| الوصف: | 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, upper-limb muscle strength, shoulder range of motion, and upper-limb function; and the symptoms of anxiety and depression, sleep quality, and fatigue. Results Our findings revealed that yoga practitioners demonstrated greater hamstring flexibility, shoulder ROM on the non-dominant side, and hand-grip strength; a higher heart rate variability parameter value (RMSSD); and shorter sleep latency than those who did not practice yoga. Conclusions In view of the encouraging results of the long-term benefits of yoga practice, it warrants being promoted among aged women to enhance their physical and mental well-being. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1472-6874 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/1472-6874 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12905-023-02586-8 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/647d800dd990419e8376734f25f03640 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.647d800dd990419e8376734f25f03640 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
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| DOI: | 10.1186/s12905-023-02586-8 |