Table 1 Average EMG activity (%)*
From: The biomechanical demands of standing yoga poses in seniors: The Yoga empowers seniors study (YESS)
Pose/muscle | GAS | HAMS | VL | GMED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Crescent Trailing | 5.6 ± 3.2 | 13.9 ± 11.9 | 32.7 ± 25.2 | 11.0 ± 6.3 |
Crescent Leading | 8.6 ± 5.6 | 19.4 ± 15.9 | 43.2 ± 38.4 | 15.7 ± 9.2 |
Chair | 4.6 ± 2.8 | 19.2 ± 16.0 | 49.2 ± 44.7 | 13.5 ± 10.2 |
Wall Plank | 10.0 ± 6.8 | 13.9 ± 16.9 | 14.7 ± 28.4 | 12.1 ± 17.8 |
Side Stretch Trailing | 4.5 ± 2.6 | 12.8 ± 9.5 | 23.3 ± 28.5 | 11.4 ± 6.3 |
Side Stretch Leading | 15.1 ± 12.6 | 22.8 ± 21.4 | 11.7 ± 8.3 | 12.1 ± 12.8 |
One-leg Balance | 43.9 ± 22.6 | 85.9 ± 112.0 | 36.2 ± 35.6 | 37.9 ± 25.2 |
Tree | 35.7 ± 15.3 | 36.3 ± 51.3 | 38.6 ± 39.0 | 24.6 ± 17.4 |
Warrior II Trailing | 10.0 ± 4.3 | 17.1 ± 16.3 | 31.9 ± 24.5 | 9.4 ± 5.3 |
Warrior II Leading | 8.9 ± 6.3 | 18.3 ± 14.4 | 43.8 ± 37.5 | 16.4 ± 12.1 |