Trial reportJournal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.)2016
Effects of High-Intensity Hatha Yoga on Cardiovascular Fitness, Adipocytokines, and Apolipoproteins in Healthy Students: A Randomized Controlled Study.
Trial report in Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 16 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- The Effect of Yoga on the Lipid Profile: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Pooled it
- The Effect of Physical Activity Interventions on Glycosylated Haemoglobin (HbASports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2018Pooled it
- Yoga for hypertensive patients: a study on barriers and facilitators of its implementation in primary care.Global health action · 2021Trial
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- Impact of Yoga and Meditation on Cellular Aging in Apparently Healthy Individuals: A Prospective, Open-Label Single-Arm Exploratory Study.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2017Trial
- The Effects of Yoga on Key Adipocytokines in Obesity: A Narrative Review of Leptin and Adiponectin.Cureus · 2025Review
- Impact of Yoga beyond Physical Training on the Cardiovascular System: An Updated Review.The journal of Tehran Heart Center · 2024Review
- Understanding the dynamics of inflammatory mediators in response to mind-body movement therapies (MBMTs): A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies in healthy subjects.Brain behavior and immunity integrative · 2023Article
- Effects of Temperature and Tempo: Evaluating How Much Time in a Typical Community-Based Yoga Class Is Moderate-Intensity Aerobic Activity.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Applied high-intensity interval cardio yoga improves cardiometabolic fitness, energetic contributions, and metabolic flexibility in healthy adults.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
- Regular Physical Activities Inhibit Risk Factors of the Common Cold Among Chinese Adults.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- The high dose of vitamin D supplementation combined with yoga training improve the leukocytes cell survival-related gene expression in breast cancer survivors.Nutrition & metabolism · 2021Article
- Metabolic Energy Contributions During High-Intensity Hatha Yoga and Physiological Comparisons Between Active and Passive (Frontiers in physiology · 2021Article
- Physical Activity Associations with Bone Mineral Density and Modification by Metabolic Traits.Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2020Article
- The Beneficial Effects of Cardiac Rehabilitation.Cardiology and therapy · 2020Review
- Role of Yoga in Distinctly Targeting Modifiable Risk Factors in Type 2 Diabetes to Improve Immuno-Metabolic Axis.Journal of evidence-based integrative medicineReview
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundYoga exercises are often used as a form of body and mind exercise to increase performance. However, knowledge about the physiologic effects of performing high-intensity Hatha yoga exercises over a longer time period remains limited.
objectiveTo investigate the effects of high-intensity yoga (HIY) on cardiovascular fitness (maximal oxygen consumption, estimated from the Cooper running test), ratings of perceived exertion (RPE), heart rate (HR), heart rate recovery (HRR), blood pressure (BP), adipocytokines, apolipoprotein A1 (ApoA1), apolipoprotein B (ApoB), and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in healthy students.
methodsThe 44 participants (38 women and 6 men; median age, 25 years [range, 20-39 years]) were randomly assigned to an HIY or a control group. The HIY program was held for 6 weeks (60 minutes once a week). Cardiovascular fitness, RPE, HR, HRR, BP, adipocytokines, HbA1c, ApoA1, and ApoB were measured at baseline and after 6 weeks in both groups.
resultsHIY had no significant effects on cardiovascular fitness (mean dose: 390 minutes [range, 210-800 minutes]), HR, HRR, BP, or any of the blood parameters. However, secondary findings showed that [corrected] ApoA1 (1.47 ± 0.17 to 1.55 ± 0.16 g/L; p = 0.03) and adiponectin (8.32 ± 3.32 to 9.68 ± 3.83 mg/L; p = 0.003) levels increased significantly in the HIY group after 6 weeks.
conclusionsSix weeks of HIY did not significantly improve cardiovascular fitness. However, secondary findings showed that [corrected] ApoA1 and adiponectin levels increased significantly in the HIY group. This finding suggests that HIY may have positive effects on blood lipids and an anti-inflammatory effect.
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