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Onlıne Yoga Compared to Face-To-Face Yoga on Dıaphragm Thıckness, Body Balance and Psychosocıal Status
Sponsor: Marmara University
Summary
The aim of this controlled study was to compare the effects of a six-week online yoga program and a six-week face-to-face yoga program on diaphragm function, body balance, and psychosocial outcomes in young women. The main questions were: * Does online yoga have similar effects to face-to-face yoga on diaphragm outcomes? * Does online yoga have similar effects to face-to-face yoga on body balance? * Does online yoga have similar effects to face-to-face yoga on psychosocial outcomes, including anxiety and social media addiction? This was a non-randomized controlled study in which the online and face-to-face yoga interventions were conducted during different recruitment periods because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants in the online yoga group completed a six-week online yoga program during the period when face-to-face group exercise was restricted. After pandemic-related restrictions were lifted, participants recruited in a subsequent period completed the six-week face-to-face yoga program. Thus, allocation to the online and face-to-face intervention groups was determined by the recruitment period rather than by random assignment. Participants underwent assessments before and after the six-week study period, including diaphragm ultrasound imaging, balance testing, and self-reported psychosocial measures. A control group that did not participate in either exercise intervention was also assessed twice, six weeks apart. Outcomes were compared across the online yoga, face-to-face yoga, and control groups.
Official title: Does Onlıne Yoga Have Sımılar Effects Compared to Face-To-Face Yoga in Terms of Dıaphragm Thıckness, Body Balance and Psychosocıal Status?
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - 25 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
51
Start Date
2020-07-01
Completion Date
2022-09-30
Last Updated
2026-10-08
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Online yoga exercise
The basic yoga poses of Shivananda Yoga included in the online yoga group were shoulder stand (sarvangasana), plough pose (halasana), fish pose (matsyasana), backstretch (paschimothanasana), cobra (bhujangasana), locust (shalabhasana), bow (dhanurasana), spinal twist (matsyendrasana), crow pose (kakasana), standing backstretch (pada hasthasana) and triangle pose (trikonasana). The yoga practice flow was designed for individuals who had never practiced yoga before. In the initial classes, there was a focus on breathing exercises and warming-up series such as "Sun Salutations". The instructor frequently reminded the participants to perform all the poses with full yoga breaths and without holding their breath. In the scope of the study, the physiotherapist researcher who is a certified as the Shivananda Yoga instructor, performed the same yoga practice flow and steps in the both groups during six-week.
Face-to-face yoga exercise
The basic yoga poses of Shivananda Yoga included in the face-to-face yoga group were shoulder stand (sarvangasana), plough pose (halasana), fish pose (matsyasana), backstretch (paschimothanasana), cobra (bhujangasana), locust (shalabhasana), bow (dhanurasana), spinal twist (matsyendrasana), crow pose (kakasana), standing backstretch (pada hasthasana) and triangle pose (trikonasana). The yoga practice flow was designed for individuals who had never practiced yoga before. In the initial classes, there was a focus on breathing exercises and warming-up series such as "Sun Salutations". The instructor frequently reminded the participants to perform all the poses with full yoga breaths and without holding their breath.
Locations (1)
Bahar Özgül
Maltepe, Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)