Hatha Yoga Practices: Energy Expenditure, Respiratory Changes and Intensity of Exercise
Table 2
Metabolic rate, energy cost, % and various respiratory parameters during the actual practice of asanas.
Parameters
O2 (l min-1)
̇CO2 (l min-1)
̇E (l min-1)
Fr (breaths/min)
VT (l/breath)
EQO2
EQCO2
RQ
MET
Energy cost (kcal)
%
YM1
0.401 ± 0.12
0.331 ± 0.10
10.4 ± 3.16
14.0 ± 5.23
0.83 ± 0.36
22.8 ± 4.71
27.7 ± 2.95
0.82 ± 0.11
1.37 ± 0.41
1.93 ± 0.60
14.1 ± 2.4
YM2
0.369 ± 0.07
0.302 ± 0.05
9.3 ± 1.90
13.0 ± 5.92
0.86 ± 0.58
21.2 ± 3.53
26.5* ± 2.54
0.80 ± 0.09
1.30 ± 0.32
1.80 ± 0.33
17.4 ± 2.34
PSN
0.433 ± 0.13
0.371 ± 0.11
11.8 ± 3.24
20.0 ± 5.01
0.61 ± 0.13
23.9 ± 4.72
27.6 ± 5.72
0.86 ± 0.08
1.49 ± 0.43
2.08 ± 0.61
15.7 ± 3.8
SPVM
0.391 ± 0.09 †
0.352 ± 0.07
11.6 ± 2.47
20.0 ± 5.35
0.67 ± 0.30
26.2 ± 5.27
29.1 ± 4.27
0.90 ± 0.13
1.34 ± 0.28
1.87 ± 0.43
15.9 ± 2.93
PVM
0.542* ± 0.12 †
0.451 ± 0.11
14.9 ± 3.71
24.0* ± 6.18
0.68 ± 0.26
24.2 ± 4.29
29.0 ± 3.95
0.83 ± 0.12
1.88 ± 0.49
2.62 ± 0.57
21.0 ± 5.51
DHN
0.624* ± 0.07
0.543 ± 0.09
17.9* ± 2.32
24.0* ± 4.33
0.73 ± 0.15
26.6 ± 2.76
28.4 ± 5.83
0.89 ± 0.13
2.19* ± 0.49
3.03* ± 0.35
26.5 ± 6.02
MYS
0.471 ± 0.12
0.412 ± 0.09
13.7 ± 2.90
17.0 ± 4.70
0.79 ± 0.19
26.6 ± 5.03
28.9 ± 3.75
0.89 ± 0.13
1.63 ± 0.44
2.28 ± 0.59
19.8 ± 4.89
VAJ
0.372 ± 0.09 ‡
0.321 ± 0.07
10.9 ± 2.23
17.0 ± 3.76
0.65 ± 0.15
26.3 ± 4.25
29.8 ± 3.51
0.88 ± 0.07
1.28 ± 0.26
1.81 ± 0.43
15.5 ± 2.78
SVAJ
0.433 ± 0.11 ‡
0.392 ± 0.11
13.3 ± 3.39
21.0 ± 4.22
0.72 ± 0.22
26.8 ± 4.62
29.8 ± 3.64
0.91 ± 0.09
1.49 ± 0.31
2.09 ± 0.54
17.5 ± 2.35
GMK1
0.421 ± 0.10
0.362 ± 0.09
12.7 ± 2.79
20.0 ± 4.53
0.65 ± 0.16
26.8 ± 4.38
30.5 ± 3.81
0.88 ± 0.10
1.45 ± 0.39
2.02 ± 0.50
18.4 ± 3.68
GMK 2
0.521 ± 0.10
0.441 ± 0.09
14.9 ± 3.11
22.0 ± 5.2
0.70 ± 0.16
25.5 ± 3.54
29.9 ± 3.66
0.85 ± 0.06
1.82 ± 0.44
2.45 ± 0.49
22.8 ± 5.38
SARV
0.562* ± 0.14
0.452 ± 0.09
15.1 ± 2.40
25.0* ± 5.23
0.61 ± 0.10
22.3 ± 3.48
27.4 ± 3.35
0.82 ± 0.09
1.94 ± 0.46
2.73 ± 0.69
22.7 ± 5.5
HAL 1
0.571* ± 0.18
0.513 ± 0.14
16.9* ± 3.79
27.0* ± 4.23
0.61 ± 0.13
24.3 ± 2.57
28.8 ± 5.32
0.82 ± 0.08
2.03* ± 0.68
2.79 ± 0.89
25.9 ± 7.68
HAL 2
0.631* ± 0.19
0.524 ± 0.13
16.7* ± 3.24
27.0* ± 6.21
0.63 ± 0.15
22.0 ± 3.78
27.1 ± 4.33
0.81 ± 0.09
2.19* ± 0.68
3.05* ± 0.91
24.6 ± 7.77
KPED
0.571* ± 0.17
0.471 ± 0.10
15.6 ± 3.20
27.0* ± 6.29
0.57* ± 0.11
22.3 ± 3.27
27.43 ± 4.16
0.79 ± 0.08
2.00* ± 0.62
2.79 ± 0.81
22.7 ± 6.05
BHUJ
0.471 ± 0.08
0.412 ± 0.08
13.8 ± 2.70
19.0 ± 5.47
0.73 ± 0.19
26.6 ± 4.47
30.2 ± 4.27
0.87 ± 0.09
1.66 ± 0.37
2.30 ± 0.36
20.7 ± 4.51
UTP
0.502 ± 0.10
0.451 ± 0.13
16.1* ± 3.34
21.0 ± 4.75
0.71 ± 0.17
27.8* ± 5.26
29.5 ± 3.90
0.98 ± 0.10
1.76 ± 0.48
2.42 ± 0.50
23.9 ± 5.04
SAV
0.243 ± 0.04
0.222 ± 0.04
6.9 ± 1.43
13.0 ± 3.24
0.54 ± 0.15
24.7 ± 4.61
27.7 ± 4.07
0.89 ± 0.10
1.16
9.9 ± 1.21
Data are mean ± SD.
*indicates asanas (posture) statistically significant (P < .05 and above) as compared with others. † significantly (P < .001) different. ‡significantly (P < .05) different among themselves.
