The effects of a yoga intervention on balance and flexibility in female college students during COVID-19: A randomized controlled trial
Female college students are more likely to have a strong stress response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which seriously affects their health and merits greater attention. The present study is a randomized controlled trial carried out during the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was to explore...
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| description | Female college students are more likely to have a strong stress response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which seriously affects their health and merits greater attention. The present study is a randomized controlled trial carried out during the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was to explore whether a yoga intervention could have a positive impact on balance and flexibility and be the primary form of home exercise for female college students in China. Forty female college students were randomly selected for the study. After 16 weeks of yoga intervention, the ability of the yoga group to balance on one leg improved by 5.35 seconds (using the single-limb stance test) and 5.7 seconds (using the Romberg test). The flexibility of the lower back and legs increased by 3.5 cm (using the sit and reach test), and the flexibility of the groin and hip increased by 6 cm (using the Splits test). The balance ability and flexibility of the control group before and after the experiment were not significantly different (p>0.05). These results suggest that during the COVID-19 outbreak when access to public facilities was limited, a yoga intervention could have a positive impact on health and be the main form of home exercise for female college students. Schools and government departments could design online yoga classes to encourage individuals to actively participate in yoga to stay healthy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7056d4a81df7431b9432a6cffc8b049b2023-03-24T05:32:26ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032023-01-01183The effects of a yoga intervention on balance and flexibility in female college students during COVID-19: A randomized controlled trialXue LuoXu HuangFemale college students are more likely to have a strong stress response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which seriously affects their health and merits greater attention. The present study is a randomized controlled trial carried out during the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was to explore whether a yoga intervention could have a positive impact on balance and flexibility and be the primary form of home exercise for female college students in China. Forty female college students were randomly selected for the study. After 16 weeks of yoga intervention, the ability of the yoga group to balance on one leg improved by 5.35 seconds (using the single-limb stance test) and 5.7 seconds (using the Romberg test). The flexibility of the lower back and legs increased by 3.5 cm (using the sit and reach test), and the flexibility of the groin and hip increased by 6 cm (using the Splits test). The balance ability and flexibility of the control group before and after the experiment were not significantly different (p>0.05). These results suggest that during the COVID-19 outbreak when access to public facilities was limited, a yoga intervention could have a positive impact on health and be the main form of home exercise for female college students. Schools and government departments could design online yoga classes to encourage individuals to actively participate in yoga to stay healthy.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10032532/?tool=EBI |
| spellingShingle | Xue Luo Xu Huang The effects of a yoga intervention on balance and flexibility in female college students during COVID-19: A randomized controlled trial PLoS ONE |
| title | The effects of a yoga intervention on balance and flexibility in female college students during COVID-19: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_full | The effects of a yoga intervention on balance and flexibility in female college students during COVID-19: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_fullStr | The effects of a yoga intervention on balance and flexibility in female college students during COVID-19: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effects of a yoga intervention on balance and flexibility in female college students during COVID-19: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_short | The effects of a yoga intervention on balance and flexibility in female college students during COVID-19: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_sort | effects of a yoga intervention on balance and flexibility in female college students during covid 19 a randomized controlled trial |
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