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... Few study on this area reported positive effects of yogic practice on body weight and body fat thickness. Madhavi et al., (1985) [12] found that there was a significant reduction in body weight and fat fold thickness and an increase in lean body mass in normal healthy female volunteers practicing yoga for three months. Gharote et al., (1997) [3] found that with yoga, there was a decrease in fat fold thickness in obese people and similar result was evident in the case of school children (Bera, Rajapurkar, & Ganguly, 1990) [1] . ...
... Few study on this area reported positive effects of yogic practice on body weight and body fat thickness. Madhavi et al., (1985) [12] found that there was a significant reduction in body weight and fat fold thickness and an increase in lean body mass in normal healthy female volunteers practicing yoga for three months. Gharote et al., (1997) [3] found that with yoga, there was a decrease in fat fold thickness in obese people and similar result was evident in the case of school children (Bera, Rajapurkar, & Ganguly, 1990) [1] . ...
The purpose of the research was to find out the effect of Yogic Practice on selected health parameters among sedentary women students of the college. The subjects participated in a Yoga-practice scheduled for the twelve weeks duration three days per week basis. But due to the spread of pandemic COVID-19 after four weeks, the practice was ended. Results revealed no significant changes in selected health parameters among sedentary college women students.
... According to Ayurveda, diabetes is a Kapha type of disorder. About 20% of diabetics are identified and out of that 10 will be affected by Kapha, four will be affected due to Vata, and six will be resulting from pitta [65,74,75,81,82]. ...
Diabetes can be defined as a metabolic disorder characterized by resistance to the action of insulin, insufficient insulin secretion, or both. In this article, we reviewed about the non-pharmacological approaches in the management of diabetes mellitus that includes diet and stress management programs such as Pranayama, meditation, and exercises along with the lifestyle modification which has to be followed by the diabetics for the better management of diabetes in natural ways. By following, these approaches besides regular usage of medications one can lead a healthy life with very less complications. The quality of life can be increased in the patients who follow these methods when compared to those patients who do not consider any of these methods in their daily life. Not only the patient, a healthy individual but can also prefer these methods to prevent chronic diseases and make their day to day life happy and healthy.
... In this comparative analysis, it was proved that doing of Yogamudra and Shalabasana (Group C) worsened the diabetic status; meanwhile Halasana along with Vajrasana (Group B) and Bhujangasana along with Naukasana (Group A) showed moderate effectiveness; Dhanurasana along with Ardhamatsayendrasana (Group D) was very much effective. [6] The study to review the effect of Yogic Practices on Insulin Kinetics shows a shift of insulin peak to the left. The I/G ratio was normalized along with a reduction in the free fatty acid levels. ...
Background: Yogam is the harmonisation of mind and body, explained in Siddha literatures as eight steps-Astangayogam. Yoga-asanam, the third step of Astangayogam depicts various physical postures for the control of mind and body. Aim of this article is to review the Scientific studies on therapeutic application of Yoga-asanam in Lifestyle disorders Methods: The Publications related to therapeutic Yoga postures are accessed from most popular search engines like Google and Google Scholar, PubMed, NCBI and Cochrane Library. The studies exploring the role of Yoga-asanam in Lifestyle disorders and anti-ageing studies of Yoga are reviewed in this article. Results: The review on therapeutic application of Yoga shows the positive impact of Yoga-asanas on Lifestyle disorders; highlighted the anti-ageing property and the role of Yoga-asanas in improving the quality of life. But the limitation found in this review is that, there is dearth of studies in therapeutic effect of individual Yoga-asanam. Conclusion: This review article emphasized the necessity of detailed scientific studies to explore the therapeutic effectiveness and scientific background of individual Yoga-asanam mentioned in Siddha literature.
... In a study, it was observed that optimum control of diabetes was achieved by practicing dhanurasana and ardhamatsayendrasana. Halasana, vajrasana, bhujangasana, and naukasana were also found to be effective. However, yoga mudra and shalabasana worsened participants' diabetic status, for reasons that are not clearly understood [12]. ...
Yoga originated in India more than 5,000 years ago and is a means of balancing and harmonizing the body, mind, and emotions. Yoga practice is useful in the management of various lifestyle diseases, including type 2 diabetes. Psycho-neuro-endocrine and immune mechanisms are involved in the beneficial effects of yoga on diabetes. Incorporation of yoga practice in daily life helps to attain glycaemic control and reduces the risk of complications in people with diabetes. In this review, we briefly describe the role of various yoga practices in the management of diabetes based on evidence from various clinical studies.
... Few other studies were conducted to observe the effect of yoga on body weight and body composition in normal and obese people. In normal healthy controls, it was found that there was a decrease in weight and increase in lean body mass (LBM) after yoga training (Madhavi et al., 1985). Gharote (1997) found that, with yoga intervention, there was a decrease in fat-fold thickness in obese people and similar result was evident in the case of schoolchildren (Bera, Rajapurkar, & Ganguly, 1990). ...
Background: Overweight is a big problem for sportspersons. Excess body weight affects sportsperson's skills and performances. Excess body fat in sportspersons also increases the risk of heart disease, diabetes, liver disease, arthritis, and allied problems.
Objectives: This study was designed to assess the impact of yoga–Preksha meditation on obesity in sportspersons.
Materials and Method: The participants were selected randomly from the Physical Education Department of Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa. Totally seventy students were incorporated in the study. They were divided into two groups of 35 each. Group I was termed as “experimental” and Group II was considered as “control” group. The experimental group was progressively introduced to the selected yogic exercises and Preksha meditation. The practice session was conducted for 60 min on all weekdays except Sundays for a period of 4 months. Control group was not given any such training. Pre data (0 day) and Post data (after 4 months) of both groups i.e. height, weight and body mass index (BMI) was taken. The difference in the percentage of participants improving in the experimental group and the corresponding control group was tested for significance of difference by computing Student's t-test.
Results: The results showed that there was a significant reduction in body weight and BMI in experimental group which may be attributed to the dominance of parasympathetic component of autonomic nervous system and simultaneous balance in the stimulatory activity of sympathetic components too. This might have caused alteration in fat mobilization which resulted in reduction in body weight and BMI.
Conclusion: The regular practice of yoga–Preksha meditation is helpful in managing the problem of obesity in sportspersons and improves their performance.
... Of these titles, 498 (24%) include 'yoga trials' and 324 (15%) 'Systematic Reviews' [ Figure 1]. Yoga research in the first 30-years of study includes diverse topics such as metabolism, [11] arterial blood gases, [12] body composition [13,14] bronchial asthma [15] and hypertension. [16] The body of literature still comprises largely of 10 health conditions, thought the recent 5-year trend indicates a shift in focus. ...
Context: The promotion of yoga practice as a preventative and treatment therapy for health outcomes in the western hemisphere is increasing rapidly. As the commercial success of yoga burgeons in popular culture, it is important to investigate the trends of yoga as a therapeutic intervention in academic literature. The free-access search engine, PubMed is a preeminent resource to identify health-related research articles published for academics, health practitioners and others.
Aims: To report the recent yoga-related publications in the western healthcare context with particular interest in the subject and type of yoga titles.
Materials and Methods: A bibliometric analysis to describe the annual trends in publication on PubMed from January 1950 to December 2012.
Results: The number of yoga-related titles included in the PubMed database is limited until a marked increase 2000 and steady surge since 2007. Bibliometric analysis indicates that more than 200 new titles are added per annum since 2011. Systematic reviews and yoga trials are increasing exponentially, indicating a potential increase in the quality of evidence. Titles including pain management, stress or anxiety, depression and cancer conditions are highly correlated with yoga and healthcare research.
Conclusions: The prevalence of yoga research in western healthcare is increasing. The marked increase in volume indicates the need for more systematic analysis of the literature in terms of quality and results.
... The literature abounds in studies that have discussed the effects of practicing different yoga styles. Practicing yoga systems has been shown to improve muscle and joint elasticity, to strengthen muscle strength (with particular focus on static strength) [6,13,18], to cause body mass reduction [15], and to change body composition [2,15]. Yoga training has also been shown to increase aerobic power [1,16,17] and to decrease anaerobic power [1]. ...
... The literature abounds in studies that have discussed the effects of practicing different yoga styles. Practicing yoga systems has been shown to improve muscle and joint elasticity, to strengthen muscle strength (with particular focus on static strength) [6,13,18], to cause body mass reduction [15], and to change body composition [2,15]. Yoga training has also been shown to increase aerobic power [1,16,17] and to decrease anaerobic power [1]. ...
Changes in physiological and biomechanical variables in women practicing the Power Yoga system
Study aim : To investigate changes in selected indices of anaerobic capacity, the ability to maintain body balance and the height of elevating body's centre of mass, and maximum power output in lower limbs during countermovement jump (CMJ) after 6 months of participation in yoga classes in Ashtanga Vinyasa system (Power Yoga).
Material and methods: The study included 24 untrained women who volunteered to participate in a half-year experiment. The analysis focused on 12 women who participated in the classes until the experiment ended. The Wingate test was used to evaluate anaerobic capacity. In order to measure the functional state of vestibular organ the authors used a stabilographic method. Measurements of power output in the lower limbs and the height of elevation of the centre of mass in CMJ jumps were carried out using a dynamometric platform.
Results: The 6 months of training in the Power Yoga system considerably improved the height of CMJ jumps from 0.276 ± 0.048 m to 0.308 ± 0.038 m (p<0.05). These changes were not accompanied by significant increases in maximum power output (1286 ± 200 W and 1327 ± 2134 W before and after, respectively; p>0.05).
Conclusions: Practicing Power Yoga does not induce changes in the anaerobic capacity and the functional state of the vestibular organ in women.
... When studied individually Dhanurasana was the most effective. 6 Why some of these asanas had a deleterious effect is not clear. Therefore in all our subsequent studies we have incorporated the following asanas Dhanurasana, Ardhamatsayendrasana, Bhujangasana, Naukasana, Halasana, Vajrasana and Pachimotanasana along with Pranayama 5 . ...
... In normal healthy volunteers the skin fold thickness was significantly reduced with increase in the lean body mass, without any significant change in the weight of the individuals. 6 One hundred eight patients with Type 2 diabetes were studied for a period of 6 months. All these patients developed a sense of well being and showed a significant fall in the fasting and post-prandial blood sugar values with smooth control of blood sugar and significant fall in the glycosylated hemoglobin and the drug requirements (Table 8). ...
The science of yoga is an ancient one. It is a rich heritage of our culture. Several older books make a mention of the usefulness of yoga in the treatment of certain diseases and preservation of health in normal individuals. The effect of yogic practices on the management of diabetes has not been investigated well. We carried out well designed studies in normal individuals and those with diabetes to assess the role of yogic practices on glycaemic control, insulin kinetics, body composition exercise tolerance and various co-morbidities like hypertension and dyslipidemia. These studies were both short term and long-term. These studies have confirmed the useful role of yoga in the control of diabetes mellitus. Fasting and postprandial blood glucose levels came down significantly. Good glycaemic status can be maintained for long periods of time. There was a lowering of drug requirement and the incidence of acute complications like infection and ketosis was significantly reduced. There were significant changes in the insulin kinetics and those of counter-regulatory hormones like cortisol. There was a decrease in free fatty acids. There was an increase in lean body mass and decrease in body fat percentage. The number of insulin receptors was also increased. There was an improvement in insulin sensitivity and decline in insulin resistance. All these suggest that yogic practices have a role even in the prevention of diabetes. There is a beneficial effect on the co-morbid conditions like hypertension and dyslipidemia.
... Hatha Yoga training affects the four main systems of human body: musculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary, nervous and endocrine [2]. Practicing different yoga systems enhances muscle and joint flexibility, improves muscle strength (static force, in particular) [2], and affects the lean body mass [3] and body composition [3,4]. Yoga training was also observed to significantly increase muscle aerobic power [5][6][7] and to significantly decrease muscle anaerobic power [5]. ...
... Hatha Yoga training affects the four main systems of human body: musculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary, nervous and endocrine [2]. Practicing different yoga systems enhances muscle and joint flexibility, improves muscle strength (static force, in particular) [2], and affects the lean body mass [3] and body composition [3,4]. Yoga training was also observed to significantly increase muscle aerobic power [5][6][7] and to significantly decrease muscle anaerobic power [5]. ...
Purpose. The aim of the study was to examine the changes of the maximal muscle torque in females during a six-month Power Yoga (Astanga Vinyasa) training. It was assumed that Power Yoga training caused changes of the maximal muscle torque in females during six months, but the topography of all muscle groups did not follow these changes. Basic procedures. Twelve untrained female subjects took part in the study. They practiced Power Yoga twice a week for six months. Muscle torque measurements in static conditions were performed on two dates: before the commencement of Power Yoga training and after its completion. Ten muscle groups were studied: flexors and extensors of the trunk, as well as flexors and extensors of the shoulder, elbow, hip and knee. Main findings. The differences between muscle torque values for flexors and extensors of the shoulder, elbow and hip, as well as flexors of the knee on the right side of the body were statistically significant between the 1 st and 2 nd measurement. On the left side of the body, only the muscle torque of the elbow extensors increased significantly. For flexors and extensors of the trunk, the changes were not significant. No changes of the flexors-extensors ratio for the shoulder, elbow, hip, knee joints and trunk were observed during the six months of training, with the exception of left shoulder muscles and right knee muscles. Conclusions. Power Yoga training caused changes of the maximal muscle torque in females after six months, but the changes in the muscle topography were also significant.
... 3,4 Studies have shown that yoga practice can lead to improvements in hand-grip strength, 5 muscular endurance, 6 flexibility, 7 and maximal oxygen uptake (VO 2max) . 8 In addition, decreases in percent body fat 9,10 and increases in forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV 1.0 ) [11][12][13] have also been observed. However, no research to date has addressed the effects of hatha yoga on all the health-related aspects of physical fitness, which are defined as muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, cardiorespiratory endurance, and body composition, 14 in the same subjects. ...
... For example, muscular strength was often solely evaluated using the hand-grip dynamometer, 3,15 cardiorespiratory endurance was estimated from the Astrand-Rhyming 8 or Harvard step tests, 7,9 and body composition was assessed from skinfold thickness. 7,9,10 We report the results of a pilot study intended to evaluate the effects of hatha yoga practice on health-related physical fitness variables (including pulmonary function) using direct measurements. ...
... Prior yoga investigations that calculated body composition by measuring skinfold thickness yeilded mixed results. Madhavi et al. 10 showed that 3 months of yoga training led to a significant reduction in percent body fat, thereby resulting in an increase in fat free mass. Conversely, Gharote and Ganguly 7 observed an increase in percent body fat after 9 weeks of yoga practice. ...
Ten healthy, untrained volunteers (nine females and one male), ranging in age from 18-27 years, were studied to determine the effects of hatha yoga practice on the health-related aspects of physical fitness, including muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, cardiorespiratory fitness, body composition, and pulmonary function. Subjects were required to attend a minimum of two yoga classes per week for a total of 8 weeks. Each yoga session consisted of 10 minutes of pranayamas (breath-control exercises), 15 minutes of dynamic warm-up exercises, 50 minutes of asanas (yoga postures), and 10 minutes of supine relaxation in savasana (corpse pose). The subjects were evaluated before and after the 8-week training program. Isokinetic muscular strength for elbow extension, elbow flexion, and knee extension increased by 31%, 19%, and 28% (p<0.05), respectively, whereas isometric muscular endurance for knee flexion increased 57% (p<0.01). Ankle flexibility, shoulder elevation, trunk extension, and trunk flexion increased by 13% (p<0.01), 155% (p<0.001), 188% (p<0.001), and 14% (p<0.05), respectively. Absolute and relative maximal oxygen uptake increased by 7% and 6%, respectively (p<0.01). These findings indicate that regular hatha yoga practice can elicit improvements in the health-related aspects of physical fitness. (c)2001 CHF, Inc.
