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In the present randomized crossover trial, participants were enrolled for three consecutive MCs and completed a 10-minute daily yoga protocol, which included ten different yoga poses, for one full MC while answering daily questions about MC symptoms, well-being, and training performance; they answered the same questions for the other cycles without the yoga intervention. Twenty women who participated in resistance training sports were recruited. A series of generalized linear mixed models were used to determine whether the association between each outcome variable and current day of the MC varied by cycle type (intervention cycle or control cycle). There was a statistically significant Day \u00d7 Cycle interaction for bloating, low-back pain, menstrual cramps, and stress, indicating a lower probability of experiencing these symptoms across the MC during the intervention than the control cycle. Daily yoga was also significantly associated with changes in perceived athletic performance across the MC, as shown in the linear mixed-model figures. A 10-minute daily yoga practice was significantly associated with changes in MC symptoms and has the potential to mitigate some MC symptoms and stress perception in an athletic cohort. Furthermore, daily yoga was significantly associated with changes in perceived performance and may stabilize perceived performance metrics across the MC.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.17761\/2024-d-23-00077","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,12,2]],"date-time":"2024-12-02T11:41:21Z","timestamp":1733139681000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["A Randomized Crossover Pilot Trial on the Influence of a Daily Mindfulness Yoga Practice on Menstrual Cycle Symptoms, Measures of Well-Being, and Training Perception in Athletic Women"],"prefix":"10.17761","volume":"34","author":[{"given":"Kimberly L.","family":"SantaBarbara","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"1Sport Performance Research Institute New Zealand (SPRINZ), Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Eric R.","family":"Helms","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"2Sport Performance Research Institute New Zealand (SPRINZ), Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand; and Florida Atlantic University, Department of Exercise Science and Health Promotion, Muscle Physiology Laboratory, Boca Raton, Fla."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tom I.","family":"Stewart","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"3Human Potential Centre, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mike J.","family":"Armour","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"4NICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Australia; and Medical Research Institute of New Zealand (MRINZ), Wellington, New Zealand."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nigel K.","family":"Harris","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"3Human Potential Centre, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"7249","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,11,29]]},"container-title":["International Journal of Yoga Therapy"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/meridian.allenpress.com\/ijyt\/article-pdf\/doi\/10.17761\/2024-D-23-00077\/3458669\/i2168-5835-34-2024-article_17.pdf","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"syndication"},{"URL":"https:\/\/meridian.allenpress.com\/ijyt\/article-pdf\/doi\/10.17761\/2024-D-23-00077\/3458669\/i2168-5835-34-2024-article_17.pdf","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,17]],"date-time":"2025-07-17T12:53:20Z","timestamp":1752756800000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/ijyt.kglmeridian.com\/view\/journals\/ijyt\/34\/2024\/article-Article17.xml"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2024,11,1]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"2024","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,11,29]]},"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2024,11,1]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.17761\/2024-d-23-00077","relation":{},"ISSN":["2168-5835","1531-2054"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2168-5835","type":"electronic"},{"value":"1531-2054","type":"print"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2024,11,1]]},"article-number":"Article 17"}}