摘要：Abel AN, Lloyd LK, Williams JS, Miller BK. Physiological Characteristics of Long-Term Bikram Yoga Practitioners. JEPonline 2012;15(5):32-39. The effects of yoga training on health and fitness are unclear despite widespread participation. The primary purpose of this cross-sectional study was to describe the resting heart rate, blood pressure, lung function and aerobic fitness characteristics of long-term Bikram yoga practitioners. A secondary purpose was to examine the relationship between previous Bikram yoga experience and these physiological measures. Thirty-one Bikram yoga practitioners were placed into 2 groups according to years of experience (low = <0.05) and forced expiratory volume in the first second (r = 0.37, P<0.05). These results suggest that this form of yoga training does not provide an adequate stimulus to alter resting hemodynamics, pulmonary function or aerobic fitness.
