Benefits of Yoga

This article was about how the use of Yoga could, possible lower the rise of irregular heartbeats. It has been proven that irregular heartbeats can lead to strokes or other more serious problems dealing with the heart so finding a workout that could potentially lower the risk of arterial fibrillation is pretty amazing. As of right now, the way to fix arterial fibrillation is through "invasive procedures and medicines with undesirable side effects"(Pierson, Berkot). There was an experimental method used when testing this hypothesis. There were 49 participants, all of whom had a heart rhythm disorder. The participants were allowed to partake in any physical activity for the first three months and the final three months they had to do 45 minute sessions of yoga, 3 times a week. Through the 6 month period, the participants wore heart monitors so the researchers could see their heart beats during the different physical activities. It was concluded that yoga had a significant impact because it "cut the episodes of irregular heartbeat in half" which also reduced depression and anxiety. It is recommended that people talk to their doctor first but it could be said that yoga could "supplement for everything else they are doing medically"(Pierson, Berkot).

This article stayed on the topic of yoga and irregular heartbeats, it didn't stray and focus too much time on the other health benefits found with the regimen of yoga in the patients. I think that this is an important part of health related news because it can cut the cost of medical care for many people and since the cost of medical care is rising, this atrial can change some lives. There should be more studies, and articles, about exercise programs that can help with serious medical problems, without the use of prescription drugs or surgeries.
I wanted to find an article that would be interesting to me and I started looking at several credible websites such as CNN.com and Newyorktimes.com. I found MSNBC.com and went to the health category and found this article under  a section about exercise.

Randsdell Pierson, Bill Berkot (2011 , April 2). Yoga reduces risk of irregular-heartbeat episodes. Retrieved from http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42393809/ns/health/