Integration of Yoga for the Treatment of Obesity in Adults

Hatha Yoga will focus on a restorative style of Hatha yoga. Total duration will begin at 100 minutes per week and will gradually progress in 4-week intervals until achieving the prescribed dose of 300 min/wk (5 days per week for 60 minutes per day). While attending the behavioral group sessions the participants will also engage in a supervised yoga session with a trained yoga instructor. To facilitate the additional 4 days of unsupervised yoga, we will provide yoga videos that mimic the asanas (poses) and flow patterns that are taught in the supervised yoga sessions. The intervention includes prescribed dietary recommendations based on the participants' baseline body weight, and self-monitoring diaries, meal plans, and sample recipes will be provided. Intervention lessons will also include information related to behavior strategies for achieving the recommended calorie and fat intake goals. Participants will also be provided weekly group intervention sessions across the study period.

Vinyasa Yoga will focus on a more vigorous form of yoga. Total duration will begin at 100 minutes per week and will gradually progress in 4-week intervals until achieving the prescribed dose of 300 min/wk (5 days per week for 60 minutes per day). While attending the behavioral group sessions the participants will also engage in a supervised yoga session with a trained yoga instructor. To facilitate the additional 4 days of unsupervised yoga, we will provide yoga videos that mimic the asanas (poses) and flow patterns that are taught in the supervised yoga sessions. The intervention includes prescribed dietary recommendations based on the participants' baseline body weight, and self-monitoring diaries, meal plans, and sample recipes will be provided. Intervention lessons will also include information related to behavior strategies for achieving the recommended calorie and fat intake goals. Participants will also be provided weekly group intervention sessions across the study period.