An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Yoga on Physical Fitness of Older Adults

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Yoga on physical fitness of older adults, and was carried out with controlled trial. Seventy participants were recruited at age 45 to 70 (56.75 ± 5.3). Subjects were divided into two groups, Yoga and Control. Participants in Yoga groups (aged 56.66±5.6) attended three sessions for practicing yoga (each session runs 60 minutes). Participants in Control group (aged 56.87±5.4) maintain daily activities. Senior Fitness Test is primary outcome measure. After 12 weeks of Yoga practicing, the participants in Yoga group showed significantly better performances in comparison with those of Control group in the subtests of Senior Fitness Test with p value from .05 to .001.