Electromyography and Yoga

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Yoga
• Interventions: Other: High-speed yoga; Other: Low-speed yoga

• Registration Number: NCT02818881
• Lead Sponsor: University of Miami

Brief Summary

This study examined the muscle activity, movement patterns, and oxygen consumption during a series of yoga poses with slow and rapid transitions.

Detailed Description

Not available

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-08
• Primary Completion: 2016-03
• Study Completion: 2016-03
• Study First Submitted: 2016-06-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-06-27
• Study First Posted: 2016-06-30
• Status Verified: 2017-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-08-31
• Last Update Posted: 2017-09-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 22

Inclusion Criteria

• Have at least 1 year of yoga experience;
• Practice a minimum of twice per week (app 2 hours or more);
• Demonstrate good form in the poses (asanas) making up the Sun A and Sun B sequences;

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Exclusion Criteria

• If they have any uncontrolled neuromuscular, orthopedic or cardiovascular disease;
• If they have been advised by their physicians that they should not exercise;
• If they cannot complete three cycles each of the Sun A and B sequence in good form.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
High-speed then low-speed yoga	Low-speed yoga	Subjects received a single session of High-speed yoga and within one week a single session of Low-speed yoga
High-speed then low-speed yoga	High-speed yoga	Subjects received a single session of High-speed yoga and within one week a single session of Low-speed yoga
Low-speed then high-speed yoga	High-speed yoga	Subjects received a single session of Low-speed yoga and within one week a single session of High-speed yoga
Low-speed then high-speed yoga	Low-speed yoga	Subjects received a single session of Low-speed yoga and within one week a single session of High-speed yoga

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Comparison of energy expenditures for high-speed and low-speed yoga	Day 3	We measured calories for all subjects across both conditions

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Comparison of muscle activities for high-speed and low-speed yoga	Day 3	We measured muscle activities for all subjects across both conditions
Comparison of oxygen utilization for high-speed and low-speed yoga	Day 2	We measured oxygen consumption for all subjects across both conditions

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Max Orovitz Laboratory; 🇺🇸 Coral Gables, Florida, United States