Why the study?
Do yoga practices alter oxygen consumption or metabolic rate?
Population
Subjects in 58 studies of yoga practices (sample sizes ranging from 1 to 104, average 21)
Comparison
Yoga practices vs Nonpractitioners or baseline (pre-practice)
Design
Systematic_review
Follow-up
up to 3 months
Key result
Yoga practices produce profound metabolic effects, altering oxygen consumption from a 383% increase with cobra pose to a 40% decrease with meditation, and lowering basal rates by up to 15%.
Authors
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Yoga's metabolic effects may guide integrative approaches to energy expenditure; leaves open validation in methodologically robust trials.
Systematic Review
Do yoga practices alter oxygen consumption or metabolic rate?
Yoga practices can significantly alter oxygen consumption and metabolic rate, though current evidence is limited by poor methodological quality.
Tyagi et al. (2013) reported a systematic review. Yoga practices vs. Nonpractitioners was evaluated on Oxygen consumption or metabolic rate. Yoga practices produce profound metabolic effects, altering oxygen consumption from a 383% increase with cobra pose to a 40% decrease with meditation, and lowering basal rates by up to 15%.