<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Study aim: To assess the effects of yoga exercises on the flexibility of the spine in male and female students aged 19–22 years old.
Material and methods: The study comprised 59 male and female first-year students, aged 19–22 years old (mean 19.6 ± 0.9), studying Sport and Tourism Management at the Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice. The participants took part in an obligatory yoga class, of 90 minutes duration, once a week over a 13-week period. The ranges of motion of the spine in the sagittal, frontal and transverse planes were measured using the Rippstein Plurimeter-V.
Results: The study indicated a statistically significant increase of the spine flexibility in forward and lateral bending before and after the yoga classes in the entire studied group. In the men, a significant increase of the range of motion in backward bending was also noted. In the women, and in all of the participants (women and men together), a significant increase of the range of motion in the torsion was noted.
Conclusions: Regular yoga exercises could increase the flexibility of the spine and the hamstring muscles. Hatha yoga training may be a good intervention for improving flexibility, but for better results it should be performed more often than once a week.</abstract>

Study aim: To assess the effects of yoga exercises on the flexibility of the spine in male and female students aged 19–22 years old.
Material and methods: The study comprised 59 male and female first-year students, aged 19–22 years old (mean 19.6 ± 0.9), studying Sport and Tourism Management at the Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice. The participants took part in an obligatory yoga class, of 90 minutes duration, once a week over a 13-week period. The ranges of motion of the spine in the sagittal, frontal and transverse planes were measured using the Rippstein Plurimeter-V.
Results: The study indicated a statistically significant increase of the spine flexibility in forward and lateral bending before and after the yoga classes in the entire studied group. In the men, a significant increase of the range of motion in backward bending was also noted. In the women, and in all of the participants (women and men together), a significant increase of the range of motion in the torsion was noted.
Conclusions: Regular yoga exercises could increase the flexibility of the spine and the hamstring muscles. Hatha yoga training may be a good intervention for improving flexibility, but for better results it should be performed more often than once a week.

Effects of hatha yoga exercises on spine flexibility in young adults

Faculty of Health-Related Physical Activity, Department of Physical Education, Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, Katowice, Poland

Biomedical Human Kinetics

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Study aim: To assess the effects of yoga exercises on the flexibility of the spine in male and female students aged 19–22 years old.
Material and methods: The...

Effects of hatha yoga exercises on spine flexibility in young adults

Data publikacji: 11 sie 2016

Zakres stron: 113 - 116

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bhk-2016-0016

Słowa kluczowe
Yoga training, Range of motion, Spinal flexibility, Students, Fitness

© University of Physical Education, Warsaw, Poland

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Effects of hatha yoga exercises on spine flexibility in young adults

Data publikacji: 11 sie 2016

Zakres stron: 113 - 116

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bhk-2016-0016

Słowa kluczoweYoga training, Range of motion, Spinal flexibility, Students, Fitness

© University of Physical Education, Warsaw, Poland

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
Yoga training, Range of motion, Spinal flexibility, Students, Fitness