Khanal Hari, Khanal Uttam
Astang Ayurveda Hospital and Research Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development, Pokhara, Nepal.
J Ayurveda Integr Med. 2021 Jan-Mar;12(1):102-106. doi: 10.1016/j.jaim.2021.01.007. Epub 2021 Feb 3.
It has been widely believed that practicing yoga helps to improve individuals' mental and physical health. However, the proportion of people practicing yoga is not encouraging.
This study investigates the determinants, motivations, benefits and barriers to practicing yoga.
This study is based on a cross sectional survey of 875 individuals in a face-to-face interviews conducted from February to April 2019 in Kathmandu, Nepal. The interviews were conducted using a semi-structured questionnaire, and the statistical analysis of the collected data was done using SPSSV20.
We find that females, older people, people with access to health education and internet, associated with social organization, and receiving yoga-related training are more likely to practice yoga. Major reported benefits of yoga include improvement in body flexibility and balance, a decrease in the level of stress, improvement in the quality of life, body weight maintenance, and improvement in immunity power.
Given that most respondents have been benefited from practicing yoga, we recommend people to incorporate yoga into their daily routine.
人们普遍认为，练习瑜伽有助于改善个人的身心健康。然而，练习瑜伽的人数比例并不乐观。
本研究调查练习瑜伽的决定因素、动机、益处和障碍。
本研究基于2019年2月至4月在尼泊尔加德满都对875人进行的面对面访谈的横断面调查。访谈采用半结构化问卷进行，收集的数据使用SPSSV20进行统计分析。
我们发现，女性、老年人、能够接受健康教育和使用互联网的人、与社会组织有关联的人以及接受过瑜伽相关培训的人更有可能练习瑜伽。报告的瑜伽主要益处包括身体柔韧性和平衡能力的改善、压力水平的降低、生活质量的提高、体重的维持以及免疫力的提高。
鉴于大多数受访者都从练习瑜伽中受益，我们建议人们将瑜伽纳入日常生活。
