The effect of long term combined yoga practice on the basal metabolic rate of healthy adults |
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| Authors: | MS Chaya AV Kurpad HR Nagendra R Nagarathna |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Life sciences, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Research foundation, No 19, Eknath Bhavan, Gavipuram circle, 560019 Bangalore, India;(2) Institute of Population Health and Clinical Research, St John's National Academy of Health Sciences, 560034 Bangalore, India |
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| Abstract: | Background Different procedures practiced in yoga have stimulatory or inhibitory effects on the basal metabolic rate when studied acutely. In daily life however, these procedures are usually practiced in combination. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the net change in the basal metabolic rate (BMR) of individuals actively engaging in a combination of yoga practices (asana or yogic postures, meditation and pranayama or breathing exercises) for a minimum period of six months, at a residential yoga education and research center at Bangalore. |
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