The analysis, conducted by the fitness product review site FitRated, sourced data from the CDC's 2017 National Health Interview Survey. This annual survey collected responses from nearly 27,000 people across the U.S. about a wide range of health- and wellness-related topics. For the purpose of their analysis, FitRated compared the findings of four main groups: People who practice yoga, people who practice mindfulness meditation, people who practice both, and people who don't practice either.
A marked takeaway from the survey was how many participants said that these two wellness practices improved various aspects of their health. Close to a third of people who meditated and did yoga claimed that their overall health was better than the previous year. This is nothing new: As TIME reported, studies have shown meditation and mindfulness (which is a large component of yoga) may help with stress-related conditions. Considering stress can negatively impact your most aspects of your health for even after a decade after the fact, adopting practices that combat it in the long run is never a bad idea. FitRated noted that these reported health benefits could be partly due to the placebo effect, but still.
Interestingly, the analysis found that there was a higher prevalence of mental health issues among people who practice meditation and yoga than those who did not. Around 27 percent of people who practice meditation, and 22 percent who practice meditation and yoga, reported feeling hopeless in the past thirty days. This of course doesn't mean that meditation or yoga cause mental health issues; rather, it's more likely that people with mental health issues may be turning to these practices to cope.
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