A comparison between yoga and aerobic training effects on pulmonary function tests and physical fitness parameters

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2013, Pages 317-320

  Hovsepian, Volga ^a   Marandi, Sayyed Mohammad ^a   Kelishadi, Roya ^b   Zahed, Arash ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aerobic exercise; Physical fitness factors; Pulmonary function; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREATHING RATE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; FEMALE; FITNESS; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PEAK INSPIRATORY FLOW; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SITTING; SPIROMETRY; STANDING; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; WELLBEING; YOGA;

EID: 84874701066     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12669/pjms.291(Suppl).3524     Document Type: Article

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