Effective protection against cardiovascular diseases thanks to yoga
people with high blood pressurethat regularly aerobes Training complete and additional Yoga those who do show improvement in their cardiovascular health, well-being and resting heart rate, thereby reducing their risk of cardiovascular disease within the next decade.
In a new study involving experts from University of Guelph examined whether supplementing regular endurance training with yoga cardiometabolic risk profile improved. The results were published in the English-language journal “Canadian Journal of Cardiology” released.
Combination of endurance training and yoga
Participated in the research work 60 people with hypertension and metabolic syndrome. At the beginning of the study, there were no differences between age, gender, smoking rate, body mass index (BMI), resting systolic and diastolic blood pressure, resting heart rate and pulse pressure in any of the participants, according to the researchers.
The participants were for three months divided into two groups and attended one five times a week aerobic exercise for 30 minutes part. In addition to this endurance training, one group did five times a week for 15 minutes of yoga.
The second group led next to that aeroben Training different five times a week stretching by which 15 minutes experts report.
The team measured blood pressure, anthropometry, highly sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), glucose and lipid levels of the participants. In addition, scores were calculated using the so-called Framingham and Reynold risk assessment systems.
achieved a reduction in blood pressure
After the study period of three months, one showed up in both groups Lowering of resting systolic and diastolic blood pressure. According to the team, the mean arterial blood pressure and heart rate.
The difference, however, was that the practice of yoga increased the systolic blood pressure ten mmHg reduced, while the stretching exercise was only associated with a decrease in systolic blood pressure vier mmHg were connected.
In addition, the Reynolds risk assessment system showed that yoga resting heart rate and at the same time the risk for cardiovascular diseases the researchers add.
„This study provides evidence for an additional non-pharmacological therapy option to reduce cardiovascular risk and control blood pressure in patients with hypertension as part of an exercise program for primary prevention‘ explains the author of the study Dr. Paul Poirier in a press release.
endurance training and the dismantling of Stress are beneficial for the treatment of high blood pressure and cardiovascular diseases. Yoga is a good complement to aerobic training.
Because yoga has been shown to have positive effects on high blood pressure, even if the underlying mechanism has not yet been fully clarified, the researchers conclude. (as)
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Sources:
- Ashok Pandey, Avinash Pandey, A. Shekhar Pandey, Alis Bonsignore, Audrey Auclair, et al.: Adding yoga to regular exercise improves cardiovascular health and wellbeing; in: Canadian Journal of Cardiology (veröffentlicht 08.12.2022), Canadian Journal of Cardiology
- Elsevier: Adding yoga to regular exercise improves cardiovascular health and wellbeing (veröffentlicht 08.12.2022), Elsevier
Important NOTE:
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