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Low-Impact Yoga Improves Flexibility, but Has No Effect on Heart Rate Variability in Sedentary Adult Women.

Shafer, Lauren Marie
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6858-6402
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1535410337213529

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2018, Master of Science (MS), Wright State University, Biological Sciences.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death among adults in the United States and more than 600,000 people per year die when the condition goes untreated. Many cardiovascular maladies, such as high blood pressure and heart disease, can be markedly improved with lifestyle changes, including eating a healthy diet and regular exercise. In this study, 15 sedentary adult women (aged 19-63 years) participated in a prescribed 12-week yoga program. Electrocardiography was used to measure Heart Rate Variability, a tool that assesses autonomic tone on the heart. Autonomic nervous system activity is assessed at VLF, LF, and HF spectral components. Lower body flexibility improved over the 12-week yoga program, indicating the yoga was appropriate as a low-impact exercise. There were no significant changes in HRV from baseline to the end of 12 weeks. Therefore, it is likely that a higher intensity exercise program over a longer time-course is needed to increase heart rate variability.
Lynn Hartzler, Ph.D. (Advisor)
David Goldstein, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Marietta Orlowski, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
51 p.
Biology; Health Sciences
HRV; heart rate variability; cardiovascular

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  • Shafer, L. M. (2018). Low-Impact Yoga Improves Flexibility, but Has No Effect on Heart Rate Variability in Sedentary Adult Women. [Master's thesis, Wright State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1535410337213529

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Shafer, Lauren. Low-Impact Yoga Improves Flexibility, but Has No Effect on Heart Rate Variability in Sedentary Adult Women. 2018. Wright State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1535410337213529.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Shafer, Lauren. "Low-Impact Yoga Improves Flexibility, but Has No Effect on Heart Rate Variability in Sedentary Adult Women." Master's thesis, Wright State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1535410337213529

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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