جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « مدیتیشن » در نشریات گروه « تربیت بدنی »

The increasing use of non-pharmacological treatment methods such as exercise and meditation in the management of diabetes is very important to improve the physical and mental condition of diabetic patients. The purpose of present study was to investigate the effect of high intensity interval training (HIIT) vs. meditation on insulin sensitivity indices, glycemic indices, and lipid profile in women with type 2 diabetes.

30 middle-aged diabetic women were randomly assigned and divided into three group include HIIT, meditation, and control. Serum glucose, insulin, Glycated hemoglobin, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein (HDL), and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels were measured fasting 48 hours before and after the intervention. Insulin sensitivity and resistance indices were calculated based on formulas. HIIT was carried out for 12 weeks and three sessions per week and meditation for 12 weeks and all days of the week. For between-group comparison, Two-way Mixed ANOVA and Tukey's post-hoc test were used, and paired T-test was used for analysis of within-group differences.

QUICKI, McAuley, HOMA-IR, glucose, insulin, glycated hemoglobin, and lipid profile showed a significant improvement in the HIIT group compared to the control group (P≤0.05). Furthermore, fasting glucose, QUICKI, and HOMA-IR in the HIIT group had a significant improvement compared to the meditation group (P≤0.05). The meditation group also significantly improved HOMA-IR, insulin, and HDL compared to the control group (P≤0.05).

The findings of the present study showed that both HIIT and meditation could improve insulin sensitivity and resistance, some glycemic indices and lipid profile in women with type 2 diabetes. However, the effectiveness of HIIT was more pronounced than meditation in most variables. To gain a better understanding of the efficiency of both methods, more research is necessary.

Mental fatigue is usually caused by long-term cognitive activities; in a way that reduces cognitive performance and leads to changes in functional activities. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a session of Swedish relaxation massage and meditation in controlling mental fatigue on reactive balance and Lower extremity function of amateur athletes. In this study, 16 female physical education athletes were purposefully selected as a sample based on the study entry criteria, and were subjected to mental fatigue protocol (45 minutes of cognitive activity (Stroop test)), Swedish relaxation massage (30 minutes) and meditation (30 minutes) with a time interval of 48 hours. Reactive balance was evaluated with Y test with automatic lights and, Lower extremity function was evaluated with single hop for distance, triple hop for distance, meter-6 and hop crossover-triple distance tests. Repeated analysis of variance test was used to check intra-group changes.The findings showed that there is a significant difference between the average scores of reactive balance and lower limb performance of the subjects when comparing the post-test of mental fatigue with the post-test of massage and meditation (P<0.05). Also, there is a significant difference between the subjects' scores comparing massage and meditation for reactive balance and body function (P<0.05).In order to prevent sports injuries in athletes, Swedish relaxation massage and meditation can be used as an intervention to speed up the recovery of mental fatigue and improve reactive balance and body function.

Mental fatigue is known as an effective factor in reducing the performance and concentration of athletes. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of a meditation session in controlling mental fatigue and its effects on Proprioception changes, strength and landing mechanics of amateur athletes. In the current study, 16 female athletes were randomly selected as a sample based on the inclusion criteria. At first, the subjects were influenced by the mental fatigue protocol (45 minutes of cognitive activity). Before and after mental fatigue, Proprioception with angle reconstruction error, muscle strength with manual dynamometer and landing mechanics with landing error scoring system were evaluated. Then, after 48 hours, the subjects received a meditation session, and immediately after that, mental fatigue and the second post-test of the results of the study were performed. Repeated analysis of variance test was used to check intra-group changes. The findings showed that there is a significant difference between the average active Proprioception scores, knee extension strength, and landing mechanics of the subjects in comparison of the meditation post-test compared to the mental fatigue post-test (P<0.05). The findings of the present study showed that meditation can be used as an effective intervention in controlling mental fatigue. Therefore, in order to prevent sports injuries, athletes, especially amateur athletes in whom mental fatigue is common, can use this intervention.