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A single 20-minute session of Hatha yoga improved brain function
better than moderate to vigorous aerobic exercise, U.S. researchers say.
Edward McAuley, a professor and director of the Exercise Psychology
Laboratory at the University of Illinois, said the study involved 30
subjects who were young, female, undergraduate students.
"Yoga is an ancient Indian science and way of life that includes not
only physical movements and postures but also regulated breathing and
meditation," Neha Gothe, who led the study while a graduate student at
the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, said in a statement.
Gothe, a professor of kinesiology, health and sport studies at Wayne
State University in Detroit, said the practice involves an active
attentional or mindfulness component but its potential benefits have not
been thoroughly explored.
The yoga intervention involved a 20-minute progression of seated,
standing and supine yoga postures that included isometric contraction
and relaxation of different muscle groups and regulated breathing. The
session concluded with a meditative posture and deep breathing.
The participants also completed an aerobic exercise session where they walked or jogged on a treadmill for 20 minutes.
Gothe and colleagues said they were surprised to see participants
showed improvement in their reaction times and accuracy on cognitive
tasks after yoga, while the aerobic exercise session showed no
significant improvements on the working memory and inhibitory control
scores.
The findings appear in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health.
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