Study

Age-related changes in cardiovascular system, autonomic functions, and levels of BDNF of healthy active males: role of yogic practice.

This study is designed to appraise the role of yoga in improving age-related degenerative changes in cardio metabolic risk profile, autonomic function,stress, and brain-derived neurotropic factor ( Pal, 2014).

Healthy active males of three age groups (20-29, 30-39, and 40-49 years) were randomly assigned to practice yoga daily 1 h for 3 months. Significantly higher values of heart rate (HR), blood pressure (BP), load in heart (DoP), myocardial oxigen consumption (RPP), and total cholesterol (TC) were noted in senior age group ( Pal, 2014).

HR, BP, DoP, RPP, and TC decreased significantly following yogic practice. High frequency (HF), total power (TP), all time domain variables of heart rate variability (HRV), and skin conductance (SC) were significantly decreased with advancement of age. HF, TP, and time domain parameters of HRV and SC increased significantly following yogic practice (Pal, 2014).

This study revealed that yogic practices might help in the prevention of age-related degeneration by changing cardiometabolic risk factors, autonomic function, and BDNF in healthy male (Pal, 2014).