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- Title
Evaluation of an afterschool yoga program for children.
- Authors
Chia-Liang Dai; Nabors, Laura A.; Vidourek, Rebecca A.; King, Keith A.; Ching-Chen Chen
- Abstract
The article presents a study that aims to examine the impact of yoga program on children practicing yoga afterschool. The study included 33 participants with mean age six years recruited from an afterschool program at a local school in India for three months with two sessions per week. The study showed that 83 percent of participated children felt multiple benefits of yoga practice such as feeling happy, having fun and feeling relaxed.
- Subjects
YOGA for children; EXERCISE for children; AFTER school programs; RELAXATION for health; YOGA postures
- Publication
International Journal of Yoga, 2015, Vol 8, Issue 2, p160
- ISSN
0973-6131
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/0973-6131.158488