Open AccessImpact of short-term practice of yoga on heart rate variability
Author(s) -
A V Vinay,
D Venkatesh,
Ambarish Vijayaraghava
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of yoga/international journal of yoga
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2231-2714
pISSN - 0973-6131
DOI - 10.4103/0973-6131.171714
Subject(s) - heart rate variability , medicine , interquartile range , wilcoxon signed rank test , physical therapy , quality of life (healthcare) , meditation , heart rate , autonomic nervous system , blood pressure , mann–whitney u test , philosophy , nursing , theology
Yoga is a science that facilitates homeostasis, an ancient way of life intended to improve the quality of life of an individual. Practice of yoga is proposed to alter the autonomic nervous system and affect the cardiovascular functioning. This study was intended to assess the influence of short-term practice of yoga for a month on heart rate variability (HRV).