Heart Rate Variability Changes in the Integrated Yoga Program: Results and Implications
Baltic Journal of Sport and Health Sciences January 24, 2022 Gilija Bernotienė, Selen Razon, Algė Daunoravičienė et al.
A 6-month Hatha yoga intervention in 13 young women altered certain heart rate variability (HRV) parameters during specific practices, though overall heart rate dynamics remained unchanged. Specifically, the very low frequency (vLF) parameter after relaxation and the LF/HF ratio after body scan meditation changed significantly, while low frequency (LF) and high frequency (HF) parameters showed no changes. The authors suggest that twice-weekly yoga practice influences vLF and LF/HF ratio, particularly during relaxation and body scan meditation, and propose that healthy women could benefit from practicing body scan meditation to improve stress response.