IU's Van Puymbroeck's Research Cited

Research by Marieke Van Puymbroeck of Indiana University's RT faculty was cited in an article on yoga and stress published on the IU Active for Life web page. The reference follows:

"Preliminary studies by Marieke Van Puymbroeck, assistant professor in Indiana University Bloomington's Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Studies, found slight stress release benefits to caregivers who practiced yoga or walked regularly. Her research focuses on people who care for adults with chronic disease or disabilities. Around 44 million people in the U.S. are informal caregivers. "If caregivers burn out and are unable to provide care, what happens to the person they are providing care for?" Van Puymbroeck asks. Her studies are challenged by the very nature of caregiving -- caregivers have such little time for leisure activity that it is difficult to recruit them for research studies into how to help them."