Six Months of Bikram Yoga: Longitudinal Effects on Body Fat Reduction and Age-Related Responses in Adult Women
Regular Bikram yoga practice (three sessions per week for six months) was associated with significantly and consistently reduced %BF among adult women aged 20-65, exceeding the clinical threshold (>5%) for metabolic benefits. Effects were evident after six weeks and remained across all age subgroups, suggesting that Bikram yoga may represent an effective, low-impact intervention for health promotion and active aging.
Authors
- Maria Antonietta Panaro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5457-1069)
- Paola Lanuti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4197-9780)
- Chiara Porro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7526-6968)
- Sergio Bellantonio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0399-5563)
- Laura Antonucci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0211-2578)
- Federico Zoila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5722-2980)
- Pasquale Simeone
- Daniela Cagnetta
- Laura Civita
Institutions
- University of Foggia (IT)
- University of Verona (IT)
- Association for Symbolic Logic (US)
- University of Chieti-Pescara (IT)
- University of Bari Aldo Moro (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Healthcare
- Published
- 2026-04-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14081032
- Primary Topic
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00