Open AccessCardiovascular, cellular, and neural adaptations to hot yoga versus normal-temperature yoga
Author(s) -
Kelsey Bourbeau,
Terence Moriarty,
Bryanne Bellovary,
Gabriella F. Bellissimo,
Jeremy Ducharme,
Truman J Haeny,
Micah Zuhl
Publication year - 2021
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/ijoy.ijoy_134_20
Subject(s) - hsp70 , hormone , aerobic exercise , adrenocorticotropic hormone , medicine , peripheral blood mononuclear cell , endocrinology , stressor , thermoregulation , heat shock protein , physiology , psychology , biology , clinical psychology , biochemistry , gene , in vitro
Chronic heat exposure promotes cardiovascular and cellular adaptations, improving an organism's ability to tolerate subsequent stressors. Heat exposure may also promote neural adaptations and alter the neural-hormonal stress response. Hot-temperature yoga (HY) combines mind-body exercise with heat exposure. The added heat component in HY may induce cardiovascular and cellular changes, along with neural benefits and modulation of stress hormones.