No significant difference was found between yoga and exercise .
Conclusions There is promising evidence of yoga on improving cardio-metabolic health .
Background Yoga , a popular mind-body practice , may produce changes in cardiovascular disease ( CVD ) and metabolic syndrome risk factors .
Resistance training increases total daily energy expenditure in disabled older women with coronary heart disease.
Physical activity energy expenditure ( PAEE ) is a determinant of prognosis and fitness in older patients with coronary heart disease ( CHD ) .  PAEE and total energy expenditure ( TEE ) are closely related to fatness , physical function , and metabolic risk in older individuals . The goal of this study was to assess effects of resistance training on PAEE , TEE , and fitness in older women with chronic CHD and physical activity limitations ( N = 51 , mean age : 72 + 5 yr ) . The study intervention consisted of a progressive , 6-mo program of resistance training vs. a control group condition of low-intensity yoga and deep breathing . The study interventions were completed by 42 of the 51 participants . The intervention group manifested a 177 + /- 213 kcal/day ( + 9 % ) increase in TEE , pre- to posttraining , measured by the doubly labeled water technique during a nonexercise 10-day period ( P < 0.03 vs. controls ) . This was due to a 50 + /- 74 kcal/day ( 4 % ) increase in resting metabolic rate measured by indirect calorimetry ( P < 0.01 , P < 0.05 vs. controls ) and a 123 + /- 214 kcal/day ( 9 % ) increase in PAEE ( P < 0.03 , P = 0.12 vs. controls ) . Resistance training was associated with significant increases in upper and lower body strength , but no change in fat-free mass , measured by dual X-ray absorptiometry , or left ventricular function , measured by echocardiography and Doppler . Women in the control group showed no alterations in TEE or its determinants . There were no changes between groups in body composition , aerobic capacity , or measures of mental depression . These results demonstrate that resistance training of 6-mo duration leads to an increase in TEE and PAEE in older women with chronic CHD
No significant difference was found between yoga and exercise .
Conclusions There is promising evidence of yoga on improving cardio-metabolic health .
Background Yoga , a popular mind-body practice , may produce changes in cardiovascular disease ( CVD ) and metabolic syndrome risk factors .