Hatha Yoga Practices: Energy Expenditure, Respiratory Changes and Intensity of Exercise

Table 3

Metabolic rate, energy cost and various respiratory parameters during the actual practice of BMs as compared with those of SUKH.

Parameters	KB	BHAS	KAKI	YONI	BHRA	SUKH
V̇Ȯ 2 (l min^-1)	0.451* ± 0.15 ^†	0.262 ± 0.04	0.514* ± 0.16 ^†	0.503* ± 0.18 ^†	0.331 ± 0.07	0.312 ± 0.07
V̇CO2 (l min^-1)	0.714 ± 0.34	0.174 ± 0.04	0.424 ± 0.12	0.381 ± 0.15	0.281 ± 0.06	0.242 ± 0.07
V̇̇E (l min^-1)	53.5* ± 15.47	6.6 ± 1.38	12.7 ± 4.02	11.7 ± 3.79	8.9 ± 2.29	8.8 ± 2.58
Fr (breaths/min)	65.0* ± 27.41	12.0 ± 4.66	14.0 ± 5.33	13.0 ± 4.90	10.0 ± 6.35	16.0 ± 4.86
VT (l/breath)	0.64 ± 0.31	0.59 ± 0.21	0.97 ± 0.59	0.77 ± 0.37	1.41* ± 1.27	0.59 ± 0.15
EQO2	79.0* ± 33.62	21.5 ± 5.49	22.1 ± 5.17	23.2 ± 5.84	24.5 ± 5.39	24.7 ± 5.71
EQCO2	60.8* ± 13.90	27.9 ± 11.99	27.9 ± 5.31	28.7 ± 5.84	28.6 ± 3.11	31.1 ± 5.91
RQ	1.60 ± 0.52	0.64 ± 0.14	0.79 ± 0.10	0.81 ± 0.10	0.85 ± 0.11	0.78 ± 0.1
MET	1.55* ± 0.55	0.92 ± 0.21	1.78* ± 0.61	1.72* ± 0.56	1.17 ± 0.34	1.07 ± 0.28
Energy cost (kcal)	2.17* ± 0.73	1.28 ± 0.21	2.50* ± 0.80	2.45* ± 0.90	1.61 ± 0.34	1.49 ± 0.34

Data are mean ± SD.
*indicates BMs statistically significant (P < .05 and above) as compared with others.
^† significantly different compared to SUKH.