A new Harvard study found the importance of physical exercise for people suffering from depression. This time, scientific analysis observed how the practice of hot yoga (hot yoga) can reduce symptoms of the disease.
Through research carried out by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital, in the United States, scientists observed that people who practiced this exercise at least once a week improved their mood and reduced irritability.
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In total, the controlled research lasted eight weeks and included 80 participants who were separated into two groups. The first team had to perform 90-minute yoga sessions in an environment heated to 40°C. On the other hand, the second group was on a waiting list.
For Maren Nyer, researcher who led the study, the results indicate that hot yoga sessions can affect positively treat patients with depression, offering alternatives that do not involve medication and that guarantee others
benefits of physical exercise.
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Of the 80 people who participated, 65 individuals were evaluated in the survey data. 33 practiced hot yoga sessions and 32 were on a waiting list.
To understand the effects of the practice, those who practice physical activity were instructed to take up to two classes per week in the heated room. At the end of each exercise cycle, participants answered a questionnaire about depressive symptoms.
With these answers, the scientists realized that the participants' average attendance was 10.3 classes throughout the study period.
Overall, the comparisons showed that hot yoga sessions were positive for people with severe conditions. and moderate levels of depression, considering the disease classifications in the Depressive Symptomology Inventory (IDS-CR).
According to the data, even people who took just one class a week significantly improved their performance. depression symptoms.
59.3% of participants who took the classes had a 50% reduction in symptoms. In contrast, people on the waiting list showed a decrease of just 6.3%.
Likewise, 44% of people were considered to be in remission from depression due to their low score on the IDS-CR, according to the Harvard news portal.
Despite the positive results, Maren Nyer pointed out that scientists are still working on research to determine how heat and the practice of yoga may be related to depression.
The study analysis and results were published in October on the scientific portal Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
* With information from The Harvard Gazette.
