Yoga and Aerobic Exercise Effects on Cognition

Authors
Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2019
Eligible participants will be randomized to one of three groups: 1. Sun salutations (Yoga), 2. Aerobic exercise (walking on a treadmill), 3. Seated rest (watching educational videos). Each activity will be 30 minutes in duration. Immediately before and after the 30 minute intervention, participants will undergo psychosocial and cognitive assessments. Prior to the intervention, participant's physical activity will be tracked for one week, via a consumer grade accelerometer. Baseline and post‐intervention testing will include a cognitive battery, psychosocial questionnaires, flexibility testing and physiological measures.
Epistemonikos ID: 21d5225d7f245ac4900d3c25bace12b6c52e54aa
First added on: May 22, 2024