Acute changes in urinary metabolites: vinyasa yoga compared to cycle ergometer exercise
IntroductionIncreased interest in unconventional exercise such as vinyasa yoga has outpaced our understanding of the physiological response to yoga exercise. The objective of the current study was to evaluate changes in urinary metabolites (i.e., alanine, phenylalanine, glycine, choline, taurine, cr...
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| description | IntroductionIncreased interest in unconventional exercise such as vinyasa yoga has outpaced our understanding of the physiological response to yoga exercise. The objective of the current study was to evaluate changes in urinary metabolites (i.e., alanine, phenylalanine, glycine, choline, taurine, creatinine, creatine, dimethylamine, citrate, pyruvate, acetate, and beta-hydroxybutyrate) elicited by vinyasa yoga compared to moderate intensity aerobic exercise in young healthy adults.MethodsTwelve participants, six women and six men, completed a vinyasa yoga exercise session (VY) and a moderate intensity cycle ergometer exercise session (ME) in a sequential fashion. The intensity of the ME was matched to heart rate and rating of perceived exertion elicited during the initial VY. Urine samples were collected at baseline and following the completion of each of VY and ME. Metabolite concentrations after each exercise were normalized to their baseline levels to obtain a relative exercise-induced change in concentration. We hypothesized that activation of large muscle groups in the lower extremities would foster greater ME-induced alterations in metabolites.ResultsExercise-induced changes in urinary concentrations of phenylalanine, creatinine, creatine, glycine, choline, taurine, dimethylamine, citrate, pyruvate, alanine, and beta-hydroxybutyrate were greater in ME compared to VY (P < 0.05). There was no difference between the exercise-induced changes in lactate between groups (P < 0.05).DiscussionThe results of this study demonstrate that ME promotes more robust changes in urinary metabolites compared to VY. These differences may be due to a greater localized workload on the large muscle groups of the lower extremities during ME, and potentially highlight the distributed metabolic demand of VY. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-adeb54f3cf01434e8f96c324c8f701b42025-08-20T02:11:54ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sports and Active Living2624-93672025-04-01710.3389/fspor.2025.15569891556989Acute changes in urinary metabolites: vinyasa yoga compared to cycle ergometer exerciseColin E. S. Campbell0Carl J. Murphy1Zeinab Barati2Robert H. Coker3Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United StatesInstitute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United StatesInstitute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United StatesMontana Center for Work Physiology and Exercise Metabolism, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, United StatesIntroductionIncreased interest in unconventional exercise such as vinyasa yoga has outpaced our understanding of the physiological response to yoga exercise. The objective of the current study was to evaluate changes in urinary metabolites (i.e., alanine, phenylalanine, glycine, choline, taurine, creatinine, creatine, dimethylamine, citrate, pyruvate, acetate, and beta-hydroxybutyrate) elicited by vinyasa yoga compared to moderate intensity aerobic exercise in young healthy adults.MethodsTwelve participants, six women and six men, completed a vinyasa yoga exercise session (VY) and a moderate intensity cycle ergometer exercise session (ME) in a sequential fashion. The intensity of the ME was matched to heart rate and rating of perceived exertion elicited during the initial VY. Urine samples were collected at baseline and following the completion of each of VY and ME. Metabolite concentrations after each exercise were normalized to their baseline levels to obtain a relative exercise-induced change in concentration. We hypothesized that activation of large muscle groups in the lower extremities would foster greater ME-induced alterations in metabolites.ResultsExercise-induced changes in urinary concentrations of phenylalanine, creatinine, creatine, glycine, choline, taurine, dimethylamine, citrate, pyruvate, alanine, and beta-hydroxybutyrate were greater in ME compared to VY (P < 0.05). There was no difference between the exercise-induced changes in lactate between groups (P < 0.05).DiscussionThe results of this study demonstrate that ME promotes more robust changes in urinary metabolites compared to VY. These differences may be due to a greater localized workload on the large muscle groups of the lower extremities during ME, and potentially highlight the distributed metabolic demand of VY.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspor.2025.1556989/fullurinemetabolismexercise modalitynuclear magnetic resonanceunconventional exercise |
| spellingShingle | Colin E. S. Campbell Carl J. Murphy Zeinab Barati Robert H. Coker Acute changes in urinary metabolites: vinyasa yoga compared to cycle ergometer exercise Frontiers in Sports and Active Living urine metabolism exercise modality nuclear magnetic resonance unconventional exercise |
| title | Acute changes in urinary metabolites: vinyasa yoga compared to cycle ergometer exercise |
| title_full | Acute changes in urinary metabolites: vinyasa yoga compared to cycle ergometer exercise |
| title_fullStr | Acute changes in urinary metabolites: vinyasa yoga compared to cycle ergometer exercise |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute changes in urinary metabolites: vinyasa yoga compared to cycle ergometer exercise |
| title_short | Acute changes in urinary metabolites: vinyasa yoga compared to cycle ergometer exercise |
| title_sort | acute changes in urinary metabolites vinyasa yoga compared to cycle ergometer exercise |
| topic | urine metabolism exercise modality nuclear magnetic resonance unconventional exercise |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspor.2025.1556989/full |
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