Single Bout of Yoga Practices (Asana) Effect on Low Frequency (LF) of Heart Rate Variability – A Pilot Study

Anup De; Samiran Mondal; Singh Deepeshwar

Single Bout of Yoga Practices (Asana) Effect on Low Frequency (LF) of Heart Rate Variability – A Pilot Study

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International Journal of Medicine and Public Health,2019,9,4,160-163.

DOI:10.5530/ijmedph.2019.4.34

Published:December 2019

Type:Short Communication

Single Bout of Yoga Practices (Asana) Effect on Low Frequency (LF) of Heart Rate Variability – A Pilot Study

Anup De¹, Samiran Mondal², Singh Deepeshwar^3,4,*

¹Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal, INDIA.

²Department of Yogic Art and Science, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, West Bengal, INDIA.

³Department of Yoga and Life Science, Swami Vivekananda Yoga University (S-VYASA), Bangalore, Karnataka, INDIA.

Abstract:

The Heart Rate Variability (HRV) is an important parameter to assess psychophysiological changes associated with Autonomic Nervous System (ANS). The present study aimed to assess the effect of single bout yoga postures practice on parasympathetic nervous system activity of ANS. Three male subjects having more than 5 years of experience in yoga postures were selected in the current study. These participants were assessed for HRV immediately before and after practice of specific yoga postures practiced for 15 min, 21 min and 27 min on three different days. The yoga practices were selected from hatha yogic texts that may influence brain blood flow resulting autonomic activities.

Keywords:Autonomic nervous system, Heart rate variability, Low frequency, Single bout, Yoga Postures (asana)