UNASSIGNED: Oxygen consumed during \"cross nostril breathing\" was measured in healthy participants (n = 47, males, 26.3 ± 6.4 years). Five sessions (viz., right nostril inspiration yoga breathing [RNIYB], left nostril inspiration yoga breathing [LNIYB], alternate nostril yoga breathing [ANYB], breath awareness (BAW), and quiet rest (QR) were conducted on separate days in random order. Sessions were 33 min in duration with pre, during, and post states.
UNASSIGNED: Volume of oxygen consumed (VO2) and carbon dioxide eliminated (VCO2) increased during RNIYB (9.60% in VO2 and 23.52% in VCO2), LNIYB (9.42% in VO2 and 21.20% in VCO2) and ANYB (10.25% in VO2 and 22.72% in VCO2) with no significant change in BAW and QR. Diastolic blood pressure decreased during BAW and QR and after all five sessions (P < 0.05; in all cases). All comparisons were with the respective preceding state.
UNASSIGNED: During the three yoga breathing practices, the volume of oxygen consumed increased irrespective of the nostril breathed through, possibly associated with (i) conscious regulation of the breath; (ii) attention directed to the breath, and (iii) \"respiration-locked cortical activation.\" Restriction of the study to males reduces the generalizability of the findings.
■在健康参与者(n=47,男性,26.3±6.4年)。五次会议(即,右鼻孔灵感瑜伽呼吸[RNIYB],左鼻孔灵感瑜伽呼吸[LNIYB],交替鼻孔瑜伽呼吸[ANYB],呼吸意识(BAW),和安静休息(QR)按随机顺序在不同的日子进行。会议持续时间为33分钟,during,和张贴状态。
■在RNIYB期间消耗的氧气(VO2)和消除的二氧化碳(VCO2)的体积增加(VO2为9.60%,VCO2为23.52%),LNIYB(VO2为9.42%,VCO2为21.20%)和ANYB(VO2为10.25%,VCO2为22.72%),BAW和QR无明显变化。在BAW和QR期间以及所有五个疗程后,舒张压均降低(P<0.05;在所有情况下)。所有比较均与各自的前一状态进行。
■在三个瑜伽呼吸练习中,消耗的氧气量增加,与鼻孔呼吸无关,可能与(i)有意识地调节呼吸有关;(ii)注意呼吸,和(iii)“呼吸锁定皮层激活。“这项研究仅限于男性,降低了研究结果的普遍性。