Signs, symptoms & indicators of Calming / Stretching Exercise Need: |  |  |  | | Symptoms - General | Constant fatigue | A British study of 71 healthy volunteers aged 21 to 76 found that a daily 30 minute program of yogic stretching and breathing exercises had an invigorating effect on mental and physical energy and mood. |
| Symptoms - Mind - Emotional |
Irritability | Many people who practice yoga say they experience a reduction of nervousness and irritability. |
| Symptoms - Mind - General |
Reduced/poor mental clarity | Mental health and physical energy are difficult to quantify, but everyone who participates in yoga over a period of time reports a positive effect on outlook and energy level. A British study of 71 healthy volunteers aged 21-76 found that a 30 minute program of yogic stretching and breathing exercises was simple to learn and resulted in a "markedly invigorating" effect on perceptions of both mental and physical energy and improved mood.
The study compared relaxation, visualization and yoga. It found that the yoga group had a significantly greater increase in perceptions of mental and physical energy and feelings of alertness and enthusiasm than the other groups. Relaxation was found to make people more sleepy and sluggish after a session, and visualization made them more sluggish and less content than those in the yoga group. |
| Symptoms - Muscular |
Tender posterior neck muscles or absense of posterior neck tenderness | Symptoms - Skeletal |
Having poor posture |
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Risk factors for Calming / Stretching Exercise Need: |  |  |  | | Lifestyle | Counter-indicators:
Practicing yoga | Mental |
Stress | Metabolic |
Blood Type A | Peter D'Adamo, ND discusses his discoveries about the importance of caution regarding overly strenuous exercise for blood type 'A's in his book Eat Right 4 Your Type. Type 'A's seem to do better with tension reduction activities such as Tai Chi or Yoga. |
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Recommendations and treatments for Calming / Stretching Exercise Need:
KEY |  | Strong or generally accepted link |  |  | Proven definite or direct link |  |  | Very strongly or absolutely counter-indicative |  |  | Highly recommended |
Last updated: Apr 13, 2008
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