Tai Chi Chuan modulates heart rate variability during abdominal breathing in elderly adults

PsyCh Journal ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gao-Xia Wei ◽  
You-Fa Li ◽  
Xiao-Lin Yue ◽  
Xiao Ma ◽  
Yu-Kai Chang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Tai Chi ◽  
Elderly Adults ◽  
Tai Chi Chuan ◽  
Abdominal Breathing

scholarly journals Tai-chi-chuan and yoga onpostexercise hypotension: comparison to aerobic and resistance exercise

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 543-552
Author(s):  
João Douglas Alves ◽  
Jorge Luiz de Brito Gomes ◽  
Caio Victor Coutinho de Oliveira ◽  
José Victor de Miranda Henriques Alves ◽  
Fabiana Ranielle de Siqueira Nogueira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Heart Rate ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Tai Chi ◽  
Cardiovascular Effects ◽  
Cardiovascular Responses ◽  
Tai Chi Chuan ◽  
Post Exercise ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Apparently Healthy

Abstract Introduction: Tai-Chi-Chuan and Yoga have becoming popular practices. However is unclear the cardiovascular effects, and if they present similar behavior to aerobic and resistance sessions. Objective: To evaluate the cardiovascular responses during the session and post-exercise hypotension (PEH) of Tai Chi Chuan (TS) and Yoga (YS) in comparison to aerobic (AS) and resistance (SR) exercises. Methods: Fourteen young women (22.3 ± 2 years) apparently healthy performed four sessions (AS, RS, TS and YS). The heart rate (HR), systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were recorded at resting, during (every 10 minutes) and until 50 minutes of recovery. Results: AS, RS, TS e YS showed significant increase in HR compared to resting.AS at 10, 30 e 50 minutes in relation to RS, TS e YS. The RS in relation to TS and YS at 10, 30 and 50 minutes. No significant difference between TS and YS. SBP was significantly increased in AS, RS, TS e YS at 10, 30 e 50 minutes during the session, in relation to rest. AS was significantly higher at 30 e 50 minutes than RS and higher than TS and YS at 10, 30 e 50 minutes. No significant difference in DBP. For PEH, AS, RS and TS significantly reduced at 10, 30 and 50 minutes. YS reduced at 50 minutes. No significant diastolic PEH. Conclusion: TS and YS showed as safe alternatives of exercising in the normotensive young adult woman, despite having lower values, they promote similar hemodynamic behavior to AS and RS.

scholarly journals The Specific and Nonspecific Effects of Tai Chi and Its Possible Central Responses: A Protocol of Neuroimaging Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Tianyu Liu ◽  
Yuke Teng ◽  
Sha Yang ◽  
Yuyi Guo ◽  
Tao Yin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Tai Chi ◽  
Functional Constipation ◽  
Therapeutic Effects ◽  
Clinical Trial Registry ◽  
Nonspecific Effects ◽  
Registration Number ◽  
Tai Chi Exercise ◽  
New Perspective

Tai Chi has been proven to be a safe and effective assistant therapy for healthcare and disease treatment. However, whether the adjuvant therapeutic effect of Tai Chi is general or disease-oriented remains uncertain. This trial focuses on exploring the specific and nonspecific effects of Tai Chi and its potential central responses. The results will deepen our understanding of the characteristics of Tai Chi exercise for adjuvant therapeutic effects and promote its application in the clinic. In this neuroimaging trial, 40 functional constipation (FC) patients and 40 healthy subjects (HS) will be recruited and will receive 10 weeks of Tai Chi exercise. The motor function, respiratory function, stool-related symptoms, quality of life, and emotional state of the participants will be evaluated at the baseline, the 5-week Tai Chi practice, and the end of practice. The potential changes in the heart rate variability and the cerebral function will be recorded by the 24 h dynamic electrocardiogram at the baseline and the functional magnetic resonance imaging at the end of practice. The possible correlations among the clinical variables, the heart rate variability, and the cerebral activity alterations in FC patients and HS will be analyzed. The healthcare and therapeutic effects of Tai Chi exercise might consist of the specific and nonspecific effects. This study provides not only a new perspective for understanding Tai Chi but also a new approach for investigating the mind-body exercise. This trial was registered in the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (http://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.aspx?proj=33243) on 28 November 2018 (registration number: ChiCTR1800019781; protocol version number: V1.0). This trial is currently in the stage of recruiting patients. The first patient was included on 1 December 2018. To date, 18 FC patients and 20 HS have been included. Recruitment will be completed in December 2020.

scholarly journals Leisure Participation Behavior and Psychological Well-Being of Elderly Adults: An Empirical Study of Tai Chi Chuan in China

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (18) ◽  
pp. 3387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li ◽  
Hsu ◽  
Lin
Keyword(s):  
Tai Chi ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Leisure Activity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Norm ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Elderly Adults ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Tai Chi Chuan ◽  
Leisure Participation

Theoretical explanation concerning the psychological well-being of elderly adults as they participate in a particular leisure activity has been rare. Based on the theory of planned behavior and the technology acceptance model, this study sought to understand the Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) participation influence factors, process, and psychological well-being of Chinese people. A self-developed questionnaire was developed to test the hypotheses of this study. Applying structural equation models, a survey of 769 TCC participations were used to test the theoretical model. The results indicated that perceived usefulness significantly and positively affect respondent attitude, family members’ influences significantly and positively affect participants’ subjective norm, and resource facilitating conditions significantly and positively affect perceived behavioral control. Perceived behavioral control, attitude, and subjective norm significantly and positively affect TCC participants. The study lends support to the notion that leisure activity participation is vital for elderly adults and their well-being, and it develops a theoretical reference model for better understanding the leisure participation perceptual reasoning processes of elderly adults. Furthermore, the results offer important implications for health policy makers, clinical prevention, and interventions using participation behavior relationships to develop well-constructed leisure programs to attract and inspire participation and, hence, improve the psychological well-being of elderly adults.

scholarly journals Heart rate and heart rate variability responses to Tai Chi and jogging in Beijing and Graz

2011 ◽  
pp. 70-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerhard Litscher ◽  
MSc. MSc. ◽  
PhD. PhD. ◽  
MDsc MDsc ◽  
Weibo Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Tai Chi

Heart-rate variability changes in survivors of nasopharyngeal cancer during Tai Chi Qigong practice

Physiotherapy ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
pp. e394-e395
Author(s):  
S.S.M. Fong ◽  
J.W.Y. Chung ◽  
W.S. Luk ◽  
D.J. MacFarlane
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Tai Chi ◽  
Nasopharyngeal Cancer

scholarly journals Psychophysiology of slow breathing exercises using heart rate variability measurements for stress reduction

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dante Jr. Guanlao Simbulan
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Respiratory Rate ◽  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Tai Chi ◽  
Chronically Ill ◽  
Positive Sign ◽  
Breathing Exercises ◽  
Skin Response ◽  
Slow Breathing

Slow breathing exercises, associated with meditation and other eastern style modalities like tai chi and hatha yoga, are now increasingly employed in mainstream medicine to reduce stress, attenuate moderate hypertension, and alleviate symptoms of lifestyle-related illnesses. The clinical literature on slow breathing exercises includes studies employing various physiological measurements, including heart rate variability (HRV), galvanic skin response, and changes in skin temperature. HRV has been increasingly used to measure the activity of the autonomic nervous system in various human studies employing healthy and chronically ill subjects. 1. Objective: To understand the effects of slow breathing exercises on heart rate variability as a complementary intervention for stress reduction. 2. Method: Four subjects, through repetitive trials, were instructed to slow down their breathing following a metronome at 10 breaths per minute or 6 breaths per minute or spontaneously relax to slow down their respiratory rate. The ECG, heart rate, and respiratory rate were recorded using a Powerlab set-up (ADI). 3. Key Results:  Results showed an increase in amplitude of heart rate variability during these slow breathing exercises, either through the metronome-guided or spontaneous slow-breathing exercises, especially around a breathing frequency of 6 breaths per minute. The increased amplitude of heart rate variability can be seen as a positive sign, a marker for sympathovagal balance. 4. Conclusion: HRV measurements have shown that slow breathing exercises can increase heart rate variability.  Future protocols for clinical trials are being projected using the HRV technique and other physiological measurements for studying effects of yoga-based complementary interventions for stress reduction.

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