Heart rate in yoga asana practice: A comparison of styles

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 91-95

  Cowen, Virginia S ^a   Adams, Troy B ^b  

^a QUEENSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Fitness; Mind body; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; RELAXATION TRAINING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT DURATION; YOGA;

EID: 33845938776     PISSN: 13608592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2006.08.001     Document Type: Article

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