Influence of chair-based yoga on salivary anti-microbial proteins, functional fitness, perceived stress and well-being in older women: A pilot randomized controlled trial

Abstract:

Introduction Chair-based Yoga (CBY) practice could be used as a therapy easily adaptable to older people’s needs, as a tool to attenuate immunosenescence and to improve emotional status. The main goal of the study was to assess the changes mediated by CBY practice on salivary IgA and lysozyme levels, health-related emotional status (HrES) and functional fitness parameters in older women living in social caregiver centers. Methods Thirty-four older women (age: 83,16 ± 7,4 years) participated in the study and were divided in two groups, an Exercise Group (EG, n = 15) using CBY and a Control Group (CG, n = 10). All the subjects were assessed before and after the exercise program. EG practiced exercise 2–3 times per week for a period of 28 weeks, and the CG was not involved in any type of exercise program. Saliva samples, physical fitness tests and HrES psychometric rate scales were collected during …

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2017

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