Key result
A yoga program consisting of 60-minute sessions 3 times a week reduced anxiety and improved cardiovascular risk factors including SBP, DBP, BMI, HR, and WC in women aged 40-51 years.
Why the study?
Does a yoga program improve anxiety and cardiovascular risk factors in women aged 40-51 years?
Does a yoga program improve anxiety and cardiovascular risk factors in women aged 40-51 years?
A structured yoga program may improve anxiety and surrogate cardiovascular risk factors such as blood pressure, BMI, and heart rate in middle-aged women.
May support yoga for anxiety and CVD risks in women; hypothesis-generating and requires validation in randomized trials.
This study aimed to examine the effects of a yoga program on anxiety, and some cardiovascular risk factors. Forty-six elderly participants aged 40–51 years women. The yoga program was based on 3 times/week for 10 weeks a set of yoga techniques, in the form of asana (postures) and deep relaxation technique, pranayama (breathing techniques) and meditation three for 60 minutes three times a week. The level of anxiety and decreased the risk factors for cardiovascular disease risk factors (CVD). The yoga program reduced the level of anxiety and decreased the risk factors for cardiovascular disease risk factors (CVD) in the experimental group. After 8 weeks of the yoga program. SBP, DBP, BMI, HR and WC values were improved. It is likely that the yoga practices of controlling body, mind, and spirit combine to provide useful physiological effects for healthy people and for people compromised by cardiovascular disease.
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Asim Cengiz (2015) studied Anxiety and cardiovascular risk factors (n=46). Yoga program was evaluated on Anxiety and cardiovascular risk factors (SBP, DBP, BMI, HR, WC). A yoga program consisting of 60-minute sessions 3 times a week reduced anxiety and improved cardiovascular risk factors including SBP, DBP, BMI, HR, and WC in women aged 40-51 years.
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