Moderate-intensity Flow-based Yoga Effects on Cognition and Stress

Exclusion Criteria

• •Age below 18 years or above 64 years
• •Students or non full-time working adults, such as part-time working adults
• •Presence of two or less symptoms of stress or anxiety as measured by the symptom checklist from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual VI.
• •Engaging in high levels of physical activity (≥ 30 minutes, two or more times/week, for the last three months) and/or a regular practitioner of Yoga or mind-body activities such as tai-chi and mindfulness meditation (≥ 30 minutes, two or more times/week, for the last three months) and/or a certified yoga teacher.
• •Mobility impairment restricting ability to engage in moderate intensity activity.
• •Engagement in mindful activities, such as meditation, or brain training games, for greater than 3 times/week for 30 minutes, in the last three months
• •Currently involved in research study or structured program related to physical activity, mind-body activities, or brain training games
• •No access to yoga mat or a smartphone with data or WiFi, as well as refusal to download a health application on their smartphone.
• •Refusal or unwillingness to be randomized into either of the conditions.
• •Having any of the following medical conditions, including risk of seizure, psychiatric and/or neurological disorders, or diagnosed hypertension or blood pressure of 200/105 or more.
• •Score of \>1 on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire.
• •Unavailable for \>one week in the 10-week study
• •Prior yoga experience in the last 10 years. i.e. those who have engaged in 50 consecutive weeks of yoga sessions each lasting 60 minutes, without missing 12 weeks or more