Effects Of Yoga Before vs After Eccentric Exercise On Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness

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Enrollment

42

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

October 28, 2022

Primary Completion Date

May 12, 2023

Study Completion Date

July 8, 2023

Conditions
Healthy
Interventions
OTHER

Single bout of yoga before eccentric exercise

The participants will perform a single bout of the following 5 yoga poses; Child's pose, Thread the needle pose, Eagle arms, Cow face pose, Hands overhead in wide-legged forward bend before the eccentric exercise designed to induce delayed onset muscle soreness for a total time duration of 20-30 minutes. The participants will be asked to breathe and hold each yoga pose for 6-8 breaths. For induction of delayed onset muscle soreness, one repetition maximum of each participant will be calculated first, and on the basis of one repetition maximum the participants will perform 6 sets of 10 repetitions of the eccentric drills of elbow and knee flexors and extensors with 3 minutes rest period between each set.

OTHER

Single bout of yoga after eccentric exercise

The participants will perform a single bout of the following 5 yoga poses; Child's pose, Thread the needle pose, Eagle arms, Cow face pose, Hands overhead in wide-legged forward bend after the eccentric exercise designed to induce delayed onset muscle soreness for a total time duration of 20-30 minutes. The participants will be asked to breathe and hold each yoga pose for 6-8 breaths. For induction of delayed onset muscle soreness, one repetition of each participant will be calculated first and on the basis of one repetition maximum the participants will perform 6 sets of 10 repetitions of the eccentric drills of elbow and knee flexors and extensors with 3 minutes rest period between each set.

Trial Locations (1)

44080

Ginnastic Arena, Islamabad

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Riphah International University

OTHER