Yoga Validation Study

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Collection Dates:

  • When?
    • Will be scheduled according to participant’s availability
  • Where?
    • MAE-B 130/132
      • Adress: 633 Gale Lemerand Dr. Gainesville, FL 32611

Project Description:

In this study, we will compare biomechanics collected during yoga from a traditional marker-based motion capture system and a new video-based markerless motion capture to determine the accuracy of the markerless system.

You can participate if you:
  • Are ages 18- to 90- years old
  • Have participated in yoga before
  • Have not experienced a lower limb injury in the past six months
What you will be asked to do:
  • Visit the study site 3 times within a 3-week period (1-2 hours per visit)
  • Perform standard yoga poses while being recorded by high-speed cameras
  • Wear tight-fitting clothing
  • Fill out brief surveys about yourself 
How to participate:
  • Contact a member of the study team to learn more, see if you are eligible, and/or schedule an appointment for data collection
To ask any other questions, contact the study leads:

Alexandra Chertok, Project Manager: alexandrachertok@ufl.edu

Kerry Costello, PhD, Principal Investigator: k.costello@ufl.edu

Lab Phone Number: (352) 392-5353