Open AccessCan yoga meet the requirement of the physical activity guideline of India? A descriptive review
Author(s) -
Satyajit Mohanty,
Venkatarao Epari,
Sandul Yasobant
Publication year - 2020
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_5_19
Subject(s) - compendium , energy expenditure , recreation , guideline , government (linguistics) , inclusion (mineral) , alternative medicine , physical activity , cochrane library , medicine , psychology , gerontology , applied psychology , physical therapy , political science , pathology , social psychology , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , law , history , endocrinology
Physical inactivity is the fourth major risk factor for global mortality accounting for 6% of all deaths globally and it is a key risk factor for noncommunicable disease occurrences. About 54.4% of Indians are physically inactive and <10% engage in recreational activities. On the one hand, India is spreading the message of Yoga, as a form of physical activity (PA) to the whole world. On the other hand, until now, the Physical Activity Guideline (PAG) in India is not yet fully developed. Therefore, we conducted a descriptive review of the rationality of yoga as one of the PA tools with two hypotheses - Does yoga qualify as a PA tool? Moreover, can yoga help to meet the requirement of Indian PAG?.