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Evaluation of rewind yoga on physical function outcomes in older adults
— a preliminary study | | Author(s) | Andrew I Miller, Cheryl Der Ananian, Carrie Hensley, Heidi Ungar |
| Journal title | Activities, Adaptation and Aging, vol 41, no 4, 2017 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, 2017 |
| Pages | pp 291-300 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Yoga ; Physical capacity ; Falls ; Mobility ; Residents [care homes] ; Retirement communities ; Evaluation ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Yoga is growing in popularity and has the potential to improve strength, flexibility, mobility, and balance in older adults. However, few yoga courses tailored to the unique needs of older adults exist. Rewind Yoga was created to address this gap, and a pilot study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of Rewind Yoga on physical function parameters. Healthy, older adults (n = 16, age 65+) residing in a retirement community in Arizona enrolled in a study examining the effect of Rewind Yoga on strength, flexibility, dynamic balance and endurance as measured by the Senior Fitness Test. A single group design (n = 14) with three repeated measures (baseline, 6 weeks, and 12 weeks) was used. Results from repeated measures analysis of variance indicated significant (P < 0.05) improvements in all measures of the Senior Fitness Test at 6 and 12 weeks. Rewind Yoga appears to improve flexibility, strength, dynamic balance and muscular endurance in older adults. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-180126223 A |
| Classmark | HTY: BI: OLF: C4: KX: ROA: 4C: 3J: 7T |
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