Effect of healthy life for people aged 60 ? 80 years diagnosed with Diabetes mellitus using yoga exercises

In my Bachelor thesis I investigate the influence of Yoga practice on patients suffering from, and being treated for, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2. The research deals with the impact of a 12 week Yoga intervention program. The theoretical study of the subject includes a wide range of comprehensive and relevant literature available. The research part also describes the methodology. Input and output measurements of anthropometric as well as metabolic parameters were gathered, analyzed, discussed and prepared for presentation in cooperation with specialists from the field of Diabetology. In addition the following methods and research tools were employed: ?Quality of Life? questionnaire (PETR, 2000) and the projective technique ?Method of unfinished sentences? (VALKOVA, 2000). Nine selected individuals from the local Diabetes Association participated voluntarily in the research. In the period from November 2011 to January 2012 this group experienced the 12 week Yoga intervention program. Following the programs completion results were processed according to previously presented methods. The observed data shows that the applied Yoga intervention program positively affected the value orientation of the participants as well as positively impacting metabolic parameters (Glycated hemoglobin). The general improvement in overall life quality is evident in the research. Based on these results it can recommend applied Yoga intervention programs for all people diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus