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Hatha Yoga And YogaCue Improve Peak Power And Functional Outcomes In Older Adults.
Location: 60
Mentor: Dr. Joseph Signorile
This study assesses the impact of Hatha Yoga (HY) and YogaCue (YC), a high-speed, cued yoga form, on physical function in older adults. Twenty-one older adults (ages 60-90) completed six-month, three-times-per-week yoga programs, YC (treatment) and HY (control). One Repetition Maximum (1RM), Peak Power (PP), Timed Up and Go (TUG), the Physical Performance Test (PPT), and the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) with computed VO 2Peak were assessed. Analysis found significant increases in 1RM (MDiff ± SE = 9.57 ± 2.61 kg; p=.002) and leg press PP (51.67 ± 23.47 W; p = 0.041; d = 0.21) for the sample. The sample showed a significant improvement in PPT (0.85 ± 0.35; p = 0.024; d = 0.47), driven by the YC group (1.0 ± 0.48; p = 0.051; d = 0.66) over the HY group (0.70 ± 0.50; p = 0.180; d = 0.34). A significant increase in TUG was made by the sample (-0.50 ± 0.16s; p = 0.006; d = 0.31) driven by HY (-0.75 ± 0.23s; p = 0.004; d = 0.30) over YC (-0.25 ± 0.22s; p = 0.274; d = 0.18) Significant improvement across time
for distance (503.4 ± 75.8m; p = 0.002; d = 0.36) and VO 2Peak (16.6 ± 1.8 ml·kg -1 ·min -1 ; p = 0.004; d = 0.34) by the sample for the 6MWT. Results suggest that both YC and HY can improve neuromuscular and functional performance in independently-living older adults.
