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Table 2 Means and standard deviations of VO2ml/min/kg of all three groups across nine phases

From: An explorative study of metabolic responses to mental stress and yoga practices in yoga practitioners, non-yoga practitioners and individuals with metabolic syndrome

 

Phases

Groups

NC1

MAST

NC2

ANB

NC3

KB

NC4

Med

NC5

YP

3.6 ± 0.2

4.1 ± 0.2

3.7 ± 0.2

4.4 ± 0.2

3.6 ± 0.3

4.5 ± 0.2

3.8 ± 0.1

3.5 ± 0.1

3.6 ± 0.2

NY

3.8 ± 0.2

4.3 ± 0.2

4.0 ± 0.2

4.4 ± 0.2

3.9 ± 0.2

4.4 ± 0.2

4.0 ± 0.2

3.8 ± 0.2

3.8 ± 0.2

MS

3. 9 ± 0.2

4.2 ± 0.3

4.2 ± 0.2

4.1 ± 0.3

3.9 ± 0.2

4.3 ± 0.2

4.2 ± 0.2

3.9 ± 0.3

3.9 ± 0.3

  1. Group: YP = Yoga Practitioners; NY = Non- Yoga Practitioners; MS = Metabolic Syndrome Patients.
  2. Phases: NC = Neutral Condition; MAST = Mental Arithmetic Stress Test; ANB = Alternate Nostril Breathing; KB = Kapalbhati Breathing; Med = Meditation.