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- Title
The health benefits of yoga and exercise: a review of comparison studies.
- Authors
Ross, Alyson; Thomas, Sue
- Abstract
Exercise is considered an acceptable method for improving and maintaining physical and emotional health. A growing body of evidence supports the belief that yoga benefits physical and mental health via down-regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). The purpose of this article is to provide a scholarly review of the literature regarding research studies comparing the effects of yoga and exercise on a variety of health outcomes and health conditions.
- Publication
Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.), 2010, Vol 16, Issue 1, p3
- ISSN
1557-7708
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1089/acm.2009.0044