Physiological responses to iyengar yoga performed by trained practitioners

Journal of Exercise Physiology Online

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 7-23

  Blank, Sally E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart Rate; METs; Oxygen uptake; Pressor Response

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY POSTURE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRESSOR RESPONSE; STANDING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUPINE POSITION; TIME; YOGA;

EID: 33644977652     PISSN: 10979751     EISSN: 10979751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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