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YogaIn its essence, Yoga is just an organized way to do stretching combined with deep breathing exercises. The method was designed with the optimal health in mind, to give the ancient Indian Yogis a healthy body. In athletes, research done in India with athletes that used pranayama Yoga, it has been found that with these exercises part of the training, the body is using oxygen more efficiently. Other Indian studies have suggested that intensive yoga training results in an ability to exercise more comfortably, with a significantly lower heart rate, and with increased breathing efficiency. Yoga has also been found to reduce bodily stress. Reducing key stresses has been recognized by many as a central method in anti aging regimens. Yoga - StudiesPsychophysiologic effects of Hatha Yoga on musculoskeletal and cardiopulmonary function: a literature review. Raub JA. J Altern Complement Med. 2002 Dec;8(6):797-812. Study of yoga asanas in assessment of pulmonary function in NIDDM patients. Malhotra V, Singh S, Singh KP, Gupta P, Sharma SB, Madhu SV, Tandon OP. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol. 2002 Jul;46(3):313-20. Hatha Yoga therapy management of urologic disorders. Ripoll E, Mahowald D. World J Urol. 2002 Nov;20(5):306-9. Epub 2002 Oct 24. Yoga for stress reduction and injury prevention at work. Gura ST. Work. 2002;19(1):3-7. Therapeutic potential of yoga practices in modifying cardiovascular risk profile in middle aged men and women. Damodaran A, Malathi A, Patil N, Shah N, Suryavansihi, Marathe S. J Assoc Physicians India. 2002 May;50(5):633-40. Improved performance in the Tower of London test following yoga. Manjunath NK, Telles S. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol. 2001 Jul;45(3):351-4. Retardation of coronary atherosclerosis with yoga lifestyle intervention. Manchanda SC, Narang R, Reddy KS, Sachdeva U, Prabhakaran D, Dharmanand S, Rajani M, Bijlani R. J Assoc Physicians India. 2000 Jul;48(7):687-94. Yoga-based intervention for carpal tunnel syndrome: a randomized trial. Garfinkel MS, Singhal A, Katz WA, Allan DA, Reshetar R, Schumacher HR Jr. JAMA. 1998 Nov 11;280(18):1601-3. Clinical study of yoga techniques in university students with asthma: a controlled study. Vedanthan PK, Kesavalu LN, Murthy KC, Duvall K, Hall MJ, Baker S, Nagarathna S. Allergy Asthma Proc. 1998 Jan-Feb;19(1):3-9. Yoga for rehabilitation: an overview. Telles S, Naveen KV. Indian J Med Sci. 1997 Apr;51(4):123-7. Effect of Sahaja yoga practice on seizure control & EEG changes in patients of epilepsy. Panjwani U, Selvamurthy W, Singh SH, Gupta HL, Thakur L, Rai UC. Indian J Med Res. 1996 Mar;103:165-72. Evaluation of a yoga based regimen for treatment of osteoarthritis of the hands. Garfinkel MS, Schumacher HR Jr, Husain A, Levy M, Reshetar RA. J Rheumatol. 1994 Dec;21(12):2341-3. The effects of acute stretching on hamstring muscle fatigue and perceived exertion. Laur DJ, Anderson T, Geddes G, Crandall A, Pincivero DM. J Sports Sci. 2003 Mar;21(3):163-70. The effects of static and ballistic stretching on delayed onset muscle soreness and creatine kinase. Smith LL, Brunetz MH, Chenier TC, McCammon MR, Houmard JA, Franklin ME, Israel RG. Res Q Exerc Sport. 1993 Mar;64(1):103-7. Comparative study of static, dynamic, and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching techniques on flexibility.
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