YOGA FOR BETTER IMMUNITY AND HEALTH DURING COVID-19 LOCKDOWN PERIOD - A REVIEW STUDY
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YOGA FOR BETTER IMMUNITY AND HEALTH DURING COVID-19
LOCKDOWN PERIOD - A REVIEW STUDY
Simran Chadha a, Rashi Vashisht b
a
Executive in Quality Assurance, Kimia Biosciences Pvt. Ltd., Gurugram, India
b
National level badminton player, Haryana, India
Abstract
When people are forced to remain isolated in their homes in the event of this COVID-19
epidemic, it created a lot of anxiety and depression. It has been shown that anxiety and
depression show very adverse effects on health physically and mentally. This reduces the
immunity level, which can invite infection diseases like COVID-19. Therefore, in place to
keep the respiratory system healthy, as it is recommended to do asanas, Kappalbhati
Pranayama, which improves the human respiratory system. The paper aims to provide the
reader with an understanding and insight into the significance of doing yoga during the
current lockdown period which is going on. Various studies were explored for this reason.
From the result of this review work, we can infer that by practicing yoga, COVID-19 can be
battled with more energy and power.
Keywords: COVID-19, yoga, immunity, health.
Introduction
Yoga not only works for self-stress relief and mental illness but if practice yoga regularly, it
recharges our body and keeps toxic, negative energy away from our body and helps our vital
organs function well and especially it builds resilience (De Filippis et al. 2013). There are
some yoga posters which helps to boost immunity and maintain balance in the body (Tillu et
al. 2020a). It has been observed that this Covid-19 epidemic shows a drastic impact on two
categories of people who are above 60 years old or either people who have any medical
history such as diabetes heart diseases, high blood pressure, cancer, or any respiratory
diseases, etc (Nance et al. 2017). As the age increase majority of people's immunity gets
decreases. And it has generally been observed that individuals who suffer from a disease or
have become elderly have an immune system week, they are at risk of getting infected with
the COVID-19 pandemic (World Health Organization 2020).
A coronavirus is a group of viruses that exist only in animals. Originally COVID-19 disease
is a part of the novel coronavirus or it is not wrong to say that the novel coronavirus is a
parent and COVID-19 is a child because it originated from there (Chidiac et al. 2020). The
credit for naming the coronavirus as COVID-19 goes to WHO. This means (CO) stands for
corona, (VI) stands for viruses, (D) stands for diseases, and the last 19 years stand for the
year in which it was previously reported (Weeks 2020). This virus is made up of certain types
of proteins, fats as well as certain types of genetic material (Shi et al. 2020).
Generally, the virus penetrates through the protein that occurs on the surface of our cells. In
COVID-19 it penetrates through the nose, by eyes or throat. Through the nose, it (ACE2)
comes into contact with the receptor that is presented to the surface of the lungs (Wu and
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McGoogan 2020). Once it enters the body and comes into contact with the receptor it
automatically begins to multiply which eventually damages the cell wall. Once done from the
last stage of self-destruction it will reach the count for the whole body by following the blood
trail and spread slowly and then (Tillu et al. 2020a).
The major symptoms of COVID-19 are as follows:
1) A common feeling of malaise
2) runny nose
3) sore throat
4) headache
5) cough
6) fever
In general, its symptoms are similar to the common cold, but if one is experiencing diseases
of the lower respiratory tract such as pneumonia or bronchitis. , they should immediately seek
professional health (Heffernan et al. 2020).
Effects of yoga
Yoga is a spiritual, mental, and physical practice that originated from ancient India. It is not
wrong to say that yoga originated in the Indus Valley Civilization in 3000 BC. Besides, it
came in a proper systematic manner as a lesson for yoga Upanishad practice (Eknath 2011).
In the 2nd century BC, Patanjali's yoga sutra came but in the 20century BCE it found fame in
the Western world after the adaptation of the yoga tradition followed by Swami Vivekananda.
In the modern Western world, it became a posture-based physical fitness, stress-relief, and
relaxation technique (Mohanty 2008).
Covid-19 Yoga will help in two different stages in today's time:
Step 1: Continuous exercise will boost immunity that strengthens the respiratory system by
increasing the supply of oxygen (O2) in each part through the blood the respiratory system is
an important part of the body that supplies oxygen to the organs (White 2012a).
Figure 1: Yoga in the home during lockdown for improving immunity
The immunity of a human body that divides into congenital immunity into two parts that
prevents the human body from the barrage of viral and bacterial infection that exists on the
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planet and usually humans come into contact with it (Wieland et al. 2017). When our body
forms antibodies to the pathogen, that type of immunity is known as adaptive immunity
(Aurobindo 1916). This happens when the human body comes into public relations. The
doctor said that "the body of a person who is uninfected will use congenital immunity to fight
the coronavirus or any other virus that does not exist before". It is a proven fact that yoga and
meditation boost immunity and work at the nerve level (Georg 1998). Thus, it is advisable to
practice daily doses of asanas and at least 20 minutes (time may be extended according to
practice) to relieve anxiety, depression, and to improve immunity (White 2012b).
Step 2: Regular practice can help to avoid or overcome depression. There are many reasons
to be depressed for fear of losing a job this time, how to deal with financial crises? How to
get financial expenses? To avoid this stress and to overcome this depression yoga plays an
important role in managing and controlling emotions, calming the nervous system that
enhances your inner peace and it gives the right direction to your energy (“The Effect of
Steam Inhalation on Nasal Obstruction in Patients with Allergic Rhinitis” 2020).
How Yoga Enhances Immunity
There is a major cause of any problem in any person. Yoga works faster than other methods
of exercise (Tillu et al. 2020b). A single session of yoga can be a lifesaver to reduce stress,
inflammation, and reduce immune-boosting hormones, especially a hormone and
neurotransmitter called serotonin (Salvatori et al. 2020). To increase the level of serotonin,
regular exercises of Kapal Bhati and Surya namaskar can increase. Chances of a person
freezing in terms of psychological stress Doubles when the passing through the nose is
invaded by viruses due to cold (Lin and Wu 2020). Yoga helps reduce our stress hormones
and soothe the nervous system, which compromises our immunity. When the mind is calm
and then the nervous system can calm the immune system and stop taking action on any
foreign bodies it can be manually removed from sneezing (Li et al. 2020). Once the immune
system returns to a closed state, inflammation and mucus decrease and symptoms decrease.
Recommendations of Yoga during the quarantine
One of the best forms of physical, mental, and spiritual practice, yoga is best suited for this
quarantine period. This does not require any setup. During a lockdown, the person running
with regular practice time in conjunction with asanas, pranayama, and minimal meditation for
beginners can be increased accordingly 20 minutes (Kuppusamy et al. 2018). For example,
Surya Namaskar is a type of physical activity that improves your body system, Bhastrika
Pranayama, Direct Antonym Pranayama, Kappalbhati Pranayama These are pranayama that
works on active breathing. The continuous practice of pranayamas will increase the ability of
the respiratory system of oxygen, which will lead to more oxygen to the organs through the
blood. It eventually increases the immunity of the body. It is a well-known fact that a body
with strong immunity will have less infection with any disease (Pal 2015).
Conclusion
With this study, it was found that yoga with continuous practice would increase the immune
system which prevents your body to get sick or infected from any diseases. If yoga is done at
least 20 minutes a day, it will increase the better consumption of oxygen, thereby improving
the functioning of the organs. Therefore, the probability of getting infected with pandemic
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COVID-19 is low (Karas et al. 1987). The immunity of the body increases and protects the
body from any disease. It is a proven fact that yoga and meditation promote immunity and
work at the nerve level. Thus, it is recommended to practice asana and a daily dose of
meditation for at least 20 minutes (time can be extended according to practice) to keep away
from anxiety, depression, and immune deficiency (Zhu et al. 2020).
* Before taking your first advice with any qualified and experienced trainers
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