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  • 标题:Effects of hatha yoga exercises on spine flexibility in young adults
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  • 作者:Małgorzata Grabara
  • 期刊名称:Biomedical Human Kinetics
  • 电子版ISSN:2080-2234
  • 出版年度:2016
  • 卷号:8
  • 期号:1
  • 页码:113-116
  • DOI:10.1515/bhk-2016-0016
  • 出版社:Walter de Gruyter GmbH
  • 摘要:

    Study aim: To assess the effects of yoga exercises on the flexibility of the spine in male and female students aged 19–22 years old.

    Material and methods: The study comprised 59 male and female first-year students, aged 19–22 years old (mean 19.6 ± 0.9), studying Sport and Tourism Management at the Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice. The participants took part in an obligatory yoga class, of 90 minutes duration, once a week over a 13-week period. The ranges of motion of the spine in the sagittal, frontal and transverse planes were measured using the Rippstein Plurimeter-V.

    Results: The study indicated a statistically significant increase of the spine flexibility in forward and lateral bending before and after the yoga classes in the entire studied group. In the men, a significant increase of the range of motion in backward bending was also noted. In the women, and in all of the participants (women and men together), a significant increase of the range of motion in the torsion was noted.

    Conclusions: Regular yoga exercises could increase the flexibility of the spine and the hamstring muscles. Hatha yoga training may be a good intervention for improving flexibility, but for better results it should be performed more often than once a week.

  • 关键词:Yoga training ; Range of motion ; Spinal flexibility ; Students ; Fitness
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