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Cyclic yoga improves anthropometric indices, musculoskeletal disorders, and blood pressure in middle-aged women.

Journal of bodywork and movement therapies
March 1, 2025
Somayeh Momeni et al. (3 authors)
Journal ArticleHuman Study
Extracted Claims (16)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
cyclic yoga practice
decrease
weight
middle-aged women
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decreased
#1
cyclic yoga practice
decrease
hip circumference
middle-aged women
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decreased
#2
cyclic yoga practice
decrease
body mass index
middle-aged women
-
decreased
#3
cyclic yoga practice
decrease
percentage of body fat
middle-aged women
-
decreased
#4
cyclic yoga practice
decrease
waist-to-height ratio
middle-aged women
-
decreased
#5
cyclic yoga practice
decrease
round shoulder
middle-aged women
-
decreased
#6
cyclic yoga practice
decrease
thoracic kyphosis angle
middle-aged women
-
decreased
#7
cyclic yoga practice
decrease
lumbar lordosis angle
middle-aged women
-
decreased
#8
cyclic yoga practice
decrease
systolic blood pressure
middle-aged women
-
decreased
#9
cyclic yoga practice
decrease
diastolic blood pressure
middle-aged women
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decreased
#10
cyclic yoga practice
increase
percentage muscle mass
middle-aged women
-
significant increase
#11
cyclic yoga practice
decrease
round shoulder
middle-aged women
-
lead to the improvement of
#12
cyclic yoga practice
decrease
hyperkyphosis
middle-aged women
-
lead to the improvement of
#13
cyclic yoga practice
decrease
hyperlordosis
middle-aged women
-
lead to the improvement of
#14
cyclic yoga practice
decrease
some anthropometric indices
middle-aged women
-
lead to the improvement of
#15
cyclic yoga practice
decrease
blood pressure
middle-aged women
-
lead to the improvement of
#16
Abstract

BACKGROUND: The new and therapeutic style of cyclic yoga, which is the art of aligning asana, pranayama, and yoga mudra techniques, can be used as a non-invasive style to improve or prevent some musculoskeletal disorders. For this purpose, this study was designed to investigate a selected course of cyclic yoga practice on some anthropometric indicators, musculoskeletal disorders, and blood pressure in middle-aged women. METHODS: ː Forty-two middle-aged women were assigned either to cyclic yoga (n = 21, 53.76 ± 4.073 years) or the control group (n = 21, 53.57 ± 4.781 years). The cyclic yoga group received yoga intervention for 10 weeks, three sessions per week, and 50-90 min per session. MANCOVA test was used for inter-group comparison, and variance with repeated measures was used for intra-group measurement. RESULTS: A 10-week of yoga training decreased weight, hip circumference, body mass index, percentage of body fat, waist-to-height ratio, round shoulder, thoracic kyphosis angle, lumbar lordosis angle, systolic blood pressure, and diastolic blood pressure. In addition, a significant increase in the percentage muscle mass variable was reported in the cyclic yoga group. There was also a difference between the two cyclic yoga and control groups in the post-test in the waist-to-height ratio, round shoulder, thoracic kyphosis angle, lumbar lordosis angle, systolic blood pressure, and diastolic blood pressure variables. CONCLUSIONS: ː The results suggest that cyclic yoga exercises, as an effective therapeutic alternative, low-cost, and accessible lead to the improvement of the round shoulder, hyperkyphosis, hyperlordosis, some anthropometric indices, and blood pressure.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
HumansYogaFemaleBlood PressureMiddle AgedBody Mass IndexMusculoskeletal DiseasesAnthropometryKyphosisBody Weight
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