In our short series on the benefits of yoga, we suggested the the benefits of yoga (mainly as it pertains to low back pain) may relate more to the reduction of stress and good feelings that arise from regular practice. However, an interesting study published in Evidence Based & Complementary Alternative Medicine documents some of the acute physiological [...]
Narendran et al 2005 randomly placed pregnant mothers into control groups of standard pre-natal care with 2 30min walking sessions/week and the experimental group of pre-natal care plus yoga for 2 30min sessions/week. At the time of delivery, the yoga group had a higher birth weight (P <.01), lower chances of pre-term labor (p < [...]
As our blog is primarily evidence based, it is difficult to justify a method of training/physical activity and derive conclusions about its’ efficacy in light of limited scientific evidence. Similarly, the lack of placebo control in studies that are published these days makes genuine effects more difficult to find. Yoga is a good example of this [...]
Yoga is becoming a very popular method of physical activity and even exercise. Many experienced yoga practitioners now offer multiple classes per week from early morning into the late evening. Here in Montreal, it is rare not to see people walking around with yoga mats in their bags. So how effective is yoga? Practitioners of [...]