Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Yoga may improve cardiovascular risk factors, study says | Fox News

Yoga may improve cardiovascular risk factors, study says | Fox News: New research has found that yoga may be beneficial in managing and improving cardiovascular disease risk factors.

In a review of 37 randomized controlled trials, including 2,768 subjects, investigators found that yoga may provide the same benefits in reducing risk factors as traditional physical activities such as biking or brisk walking.






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"This finding is significant," researchers wrote, "as individuals who cannot or prefer not to perform traditional aerobic exercise might still achieve similar benefits in [cardiovascular] risk reduction."

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