Yoga
People mainly take Yoga for anxiety, mood, sleep. Based on 28 first-hand reports. Ranked #74 of 1,974 overall.
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User score
Mostly positive68% positive4% mixed0% negative29% unclear
Of reports that state an outcome, 94% are positive.
Clinical research
Research pending
What Yoga does, according to users
Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.
6 more with fewer than 3 reports
betterno changeworse
What the research says
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.
Research data for Yoga is being compiled.
Dosage people report
As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.
3x/weekas reported
90 min4x/week
morningas reported
dailyas reported
4-5x weeklyas reported
Reported side effects
How often each side effect came up across all reports.
overstretching ×1pain ×1
What users say
Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.
“Practicing yoga 3x per week. Countless benefits.”
“As an aspiring DPT, I already know that yoga isn't always good. Much data on yoga being easily excessive and can lead to overstretching and pain.”
“Big glass of water, followed by yoga.”
“Yoga has given me better control over my own mind and made me a happier person.”
“I rediscovered my love for yoga after taking a decade off from practice; started taking all these different yoga classes...4-5 days a week.”
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