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 breathing, and (c) [...]
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 in age, sex, and [...]
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 of trained long [...]
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 prospectively for six months in three [...]