A Mindfulness-Based Exercise Program (MBEP) includes techniques from the traditional Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program and incorporates exercise as a mindfulness technique. The goal of this intervention is to teach individuals how to cope with stressors since high stress levels are associated with disease. During acute stress, the autonomic and neuroendocrine systems play key...
Stress has been cited as a causal factor in heart disease. The objective of this study was to examine the effects of an 8-week mindfulness-based stress-reduction program on the resting levels of stress hormones, physical functioning, and submaximal exercise responses in women with heart disease. Random selection with the numbers 1 and 2 were used to assign 18 women (60 +/-6.3 years old) with...