Measurements of Vo2max (ml/min/kg), heart rate (mean beats/min for five minutes after submax), Vo2 after exercise (ml/min/kg for five minutes after submax), and anxiety before (baseline) and after relaxation intervention
| Variable | Autogenic training (n=11) | Meditation (n=11) | Control (n=10) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Values are mean (SD). The values after the relaxation intervention were not significantly different from before for any of the variables. | |||
| Vo2max | |||
| Baseline | 56.9 (1.9) | 57 (2.5) | 59.7 (2.9) |
| After | 58.9 (1.5) | 60.1 (1.8) | 61.6 (2.9) |
| Heart rate | |||
| Baseline | 97 (8) | 99 (13) | 100 (18) |
| After | 92 (10) | 96 (11) | 93 (16) |
| Vo2 after exercise | |||
| Baseline | 62.1 (8.2) | 69.7 (10.7) | 69.9 (13.6) |
| After | 62.1 (11.8) | 64.9 (9.5) | 62.1 (12.1) |
| Anxiety | |||
| Baseline | 3.26 (0.32) | 3.05 (0.21) | 3.15 (0.23) |
| After | 3.41 (0.46) | 3.06 (0.27) | 3.21 (0.23) |