| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立新竹教育大學 === 體育系體育碩士在職進修專班 === 103 === Abstract
The study aimed to investigate the influence of yoga on the physical and mental health in postpartum women. The subjects of the study were 80 postpartum women, and 40 of them were in the experimental group (age 31.67±3.91 years, height 160.43±4.64 cm; weight 57.72±5.88 kg), and the other 40 women were in the control group (age 34.50±4.09 years, height 159.96±4.31 cm; weight 63.07±8.13 kg). The experimental group received low-and-medium intensity yoga 60 minutes each time, 3 times a week for 12 weeks (the rating of perceived exertion scale was between 11 and 13), while the control group led a normal life. Physical (including body composition, flexibility, muscle strength and physical health) and mental (including depression, mental health assessment and sleep quality) measurement was conducted before and after the experiment to evaluate the influence of yoga on the physical and mental health of postpartum women. Data obtained from the experiment were analyzed with descriptive statistics and one-way ANCOVA (analysis of covariance), and the level of significance was α＝.05. The results of the study showed that:
Ⅰ.After the twelve-week yoga training, in the aspect of the physical index of the experimental group, body composition did not reach significant difference, while flexibility, muscle strength and physical health reached significant differences (p<.05).
Ⅱ.After the twelve-week yoga training, in the aspect of the mental index of the experimental group, sleep quality did not reach significant difference, while depression and mental health reached significant differences (p<.05).
The conclusion of the study is that the twelve-week yoga had positive and significant training effectiveness upon the flexibility, muscle strength, physical health, depression index and mental health assessment of postpartum women, and it can serve as a reference for the health promotion of postpartum women.
Keywords: Yoga, physical fitness, postpartum emotional state, sleep quality
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