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Evidence suggests Yoga mayincreasePhysical activity engagement.
16 studies (19 claims)
Moderate consensus
Study Claims
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Type | Population | Dosage | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoga for Cancer Survivors (YOCAS) | Decreases - significant improvements | CRF's interference with physical activity (PA) | Human | cancer survivors with insomnia 2 to 24 months posttreatment | 4-week yoga intervention (YOCAS). | Effect of Yoga and Mediational Influence of Fatigue on Walking, Physical Activity, and Quality of Life Among Cancer Survivors.cited 7× |
| Yoga for Cancer Survivors (YOCAS) | Increases - accounted for significant proportions of the improvements | physical activity (PA) | Human | cancer survivors | 4-week yoga intervention (YOCAS). | Effect of Yoga and Mediational Influence of Fatigue on Walking, Physical Activity, and Quality of Life Among Cancer Survivors.cited 7× |
| Yoga meditation | Increases - increased | parasympathetic activity | Human | female college students | Not specified | From contemplation to serenity: how yoga meditation improves the mental health of female college students? |
| MBTs, especially yoga | Decreases - more effective in the short term | activity limitation | Human | patients with CLBP | Not specified | Effectiveness of walking versus mind-body therapies in chronic low back pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis of recent randomized controlled trials.cited 12× |
| yoga | Decreases - more effective than control interventions | activity limitation | Human | adults with CLBP | Not specified | Effectiveness of walking versus mind-body therapies in chronic low back pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis of recent randomized controlled trials.cited 12× |
| integrated yoga and mindfulness-based programme | Increases - a trend towards increased | parasympathetic activity | Human | primary school children | Not specified (16-week program, frequency not detailed). | Effects of yoga and mindfulness practices on the autonomous nervous system in primary school children: A non-randomised controlled study.cited 4× |
| integrated yoga and mindfulness-based programme | No effect - not significantly enhanced | parasympathetic activity | Human | primary school children | Not specified (16-week program, frequency not detailed). | Effects of yoga and mindfulness practices on the autonomous nervous system in primary school children: A non-randomised controlled study.cited 4× |
| integrated yoga-based intervention | Increases - increased | nocturnal parasympathetic activity | Human | primary school children | Not specified (16-week program, frequency not detailed). | Effects of yoga and mindfulness practices on the autonomous nervous system in primary school children: A non-randomised controlled study.cited 4× |
| yoga and naturopathy | Increases - produces a shift | vagal activity towards parasympathetic activity | Human | patients with hypertension | — | Effect of a yoga and naturopathy-based lifestyle intervention with nine-month follow-up on heart rate variability in patients with hypertension: A randomized controlled trial.cited 1× |
| yoga and meditation | Increases - increased overall healthy brain activity | overall healthy brain activity | Human | — | Not specified. | EEG based interpretation of human brain activity during yoga and meditation using machine learning: A systematic review.cited 20× |
| yoga therapy | Decreases - significant improvement | disease activity | Human | RA patients | — | Impact of Short-Term Integrated Yoga Therapy Intervention on Systemic Inflammatory Markers and Quality of Life in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 1× |
| yoga mediation | Increases - resulted in increase in | telomerase activity | HumanMolecular | — | Not specified | Telomerase activity and its association with psychological stress, mental disorders, lifestyle factors and interventions: A systematic review.cited 50× |
| online or virtual yoga and Pilates classes and videos | Increases - can use | physical activity | Human | older people | Not specified | Physical Activity for Improving the Immune System of Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic.cited 11× |
| yoga intervention delivered by videoconference | No effect - will explore effectiveness | physical activity behaviour | Human | young adults 18 years or older, diagnosed with cancer between the ages of 18-39 years of age | — | A Protocol for a Mixed Methods, Single-Arm, Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial Evaluating a 12-week Yoga Intervention Delivered by Videoconference for Young Adults Diagnosed With Cancer. |
| yoga | Increases - improve | activity and fitness levels | Human | children and adolescents with oncological diseases | Not specified | Yoga, Meditation and Mindfulness in pediatric oncology - A review of literature.cited 8× |
| yoga | Decreases - significantly reduce | sympathetic activity | Human | elderly individuals with increased PP | 1 hour of brisk walking with stretching exercises, 6 days per week. | Effect of yoga on arterial stiffness in elderly subjects with increased pulse pressure: A randomized controlled study.cited 39× |
| yoga | Increases - increased | telomerase activity | Human | — | — | Yoga: As a Transformative Approach to Addressing Male Infertility and Enhancing Reproductive Health in Men: A Narrative Review. |
| online yoga | Increases - improved | physical activity | Human | breast cancer patients and survivors | Twice a week for 45 minutes. | The impact of online yoga on sleep and quality of life in women with breast cancer: a randomized trial.cited 3× |
| psychological therapy including mindfulness-based therapies such as meditation and yoga and gut-directed hypnotherapy | No effect - have not consistently demonstrated benefit | clinical and/or endoscopic disease activity | Human | patients with IBD | Not specified | Effect of Lifestyle Factors on Outcomes in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.cited 105× |
| a 12 weeks yoga program three times a week for one hour | Increases - significant improvements | sexual activity | Human | hypertensive women | — | The effect of yoga on hypertensive women's blood pressure and sexual life: A randomized controlled trial. |