Buddhist inspired resources for physicians and other health care professionals.
Posted in Exercise on Jan 19th, 2012
J Phys Act Health. 2009 Mar;6(2):230-8. Larkey L, Jahnke R, Etnier J, Gonzalez J. College of Nursing and Healthcare Innovation, Arizona State University, Arizona Cancer Center, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA. Meditative Movement (MM) is proposed as a new category of exercise defined by (a) some form of movement or body positioning, (b) a focus on [...]
Posted in Exercise on Aug 24th, 2011
Biol Psychol. 1995 Jun;40(3):251-65. Harte JL, Eifert GH, Smith R. School of Behavioral Sciences, James Cook University of North Queensland, Townsville, Australia. Abstract The relations between three hormones of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis, beta-endorphin (beta-EP), corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) and cortisol, and mood change were examined in 11 elite runners and 12 highly trained mediators matched [...]
Posted in Exercise on May 11th, 2011
Med Sci Sports Exerc. 1999 May;31(5):717-22. Caird SJ, McKenzie AD, Sleivert GG. School of Physical Education, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether a psychophysiological intervention of biofeedback and relaxation could decrease the submaximal oxygen consumption (VO2submax) during treadmill running and improve running economy for a group [...]
Posted in Exercise on May 11th, 2011
Br J Sports Med. 2000 Aug;34(4):268-72. Solberg EE, Ingjer F, Holen A, Sundgot-Borgen J, Nilsson S, Holme I. Department of Medicine, Ullevål University Hospital, Oslo, Norway. erik.solberg@ioks.uio.no OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy in runners of two relaxation techniques with regard to exercise reactivity and recovery after exercise. METHODS: Thirty one adult male runners were studied [...]