Practicing Restorative Yoga or Stretching for the Metabolic Syndrome



Status:Archived
Conditions:Endocrine
Therapuetic Areas:Endocrinology
Healthy:No
Age Range:Any
Updated:7/1/2011
Start Date:December 2009
End Date:May 2013

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether Restorative yoga versus stretching
exercises will reduce risk factors for metabolic syndrome in adults with metabolic syndrome.


Metabolic abnormalities, including visceral adiposity, insulin resistance, hyperglycemia,
hypertension and dyslipidemia, occur together and are associated with excessive caloric
intake and inadequate physical activity. Persons with the metabolic syndrome are at high
risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Lifestyle and behavioral
interventions reduce these risks, but many individuals with increased metabolic risk find it
difficult to achieve and maintain weight loss and increased physical activity.

We are conducting a rigorous randomized controlled trial at two clinical sites to determine
if Restorative yoga compared to stretching exercises improves the metabolic syndrome among
overweight and underactive individuals who meet criteria for the metabolic syndrome.


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1001 Potrero Ave
San Francisco, California 94110
(415) 206-8000
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