After over a decade of studying, reading, and writing about the research on stretching, I have witnessed an enormous range of data and corresponding interpretations. I’ve seen studies that say stretching makes you weak and slow and I’ve seen studies that say stretching makes you strong and energy efficient. I’ve seen studies promoting stretching as an essential component of fitness and other studies arguing it should be eliminated altogether. This span of conclusions is even greater in the court of public opinion.
In this episode of the Yoga Research and Beyond podcast, we discuss the research paper, “Pain reduction, physical performance, and psychological status compared between Hatha yoga and stretching exercise to treat sedentary office workers with mild/moderate neck/shoulder pain: A randomized controlled non-inferiority trial.“
In today’s episode, we review the paper Not All Yoga Styles Are the Same: An International Survey on Characteristics of Yoga Classes. The researchers conducted an English language survey of 968 yoga teachers across 64 countries to describe and quantify the various components of different styles of yoga being taught worldwide.
Welcome to our latest podcast episode, where we dive into the following research paper: The effect of yin yoga intervention on state and trait anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Join us as we explore the following key topics.
In our first podcast episode under the new format, we review the paper Slow breathing for reducing stress: The effect of extending exhale. Our main focus was the methods section.
