Perceived delivery of essential yoga properties within in-person and remote weight loss maintenance interventions.

Objectives: While previous research has utilized remote delivery of yoga interventions, no research has specifically interrogated the effectiveness of remote yoga intervention delivery. In this secondary analysis of weight-maintenance trial data, we examined participant perceptions of essential yoga properties across in-person and remote formats, hypothesizing that perceptions would not differ following remote delivery.

Methods: 24 women with overweight or obesity (34.

A randomized trial examining the effect of yoga on dietary lapses and lapse triggers following behavioral weight loss treatment.

Background: Dietary lapses can hinder weight loss and yoga can improve self-regulation, which may protect against lapses. This study examined the effect of yoga on dietary lapses, potential lapse triggers (e.g.

Oxygen Consumption and Heart Rate Responses in Different Vinyasa Yoga Sequences.

Yoga is widely practiced for its numerous health benefits, and it can also increase energy expenditure. Vinyasa yoga, a system of hatha yoga, meets criteria for moderate-intensity physical activity. It is unclear whether the individual sequences produce different oxygen consumption (VO2) and heart rate responses.

A comparison of the energy demands of quadrupedal movement training to walking.

Background: Quadrupedal movement training (QMT) is a novel alternative form of exercise recently shown to improve several fitness characteristics including flexibility, movement quality, and dynamic balance. However, the specific energy demands of this style of training remain unknown. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare the energy expenditure (EE) of a beginner-level quadrupedal movement training (QMT) class using Animal Flow (AF) to walking, and to compare EE between segments of the AF class and gender.

A preliminary investigation of yoga as an intervention approach for improving long-term weight loss: A randomized trial.

Objective: Yoga targets psychological processes which may be important for long-term weight loss (WL). This study is the first to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of yoga within a weight management program following WL treatment.

Methods: 60 women with overweight or obesity (34.

Feasibility of Integration of Yoga in a Behavioral Weight-Loss Intervention: A Randomized Trial.

Objective: This study examined the feasibility and comparison of two styles of yoga within the context of a standard behavioral weight-loss intervention (SBWI).

Methods: Fifty adults with obesity (BMI: 31.3 ± 3.

Energy Expenditure in Vinyasa Yoga Versus Walking.

Background: Whether the energy cost of vinyasa yoga meets the criteria for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity has not been established.

Purpose: To compare energy expenditure during acute bouts of vinyasa yoga and 2 walking protocols.

Methods: Participants (20 males, 18 females) performed 60-minute sessions of vinyasa yoga (YOGA), treadmill walking at a self-selected brisk pace (SELF), and treadmill walking at a pace that matched the heart rate of the YOGA session (HR-Match).