Yoga – Pros
June 3, 2009
Yoga was practiced as a form of meditation by the Hindus and Buddhists. Today, however, yoga has grown tremendously and in some cases is even misused.
Yoga is said to be the cure for all ailments. It keeps you fit, flexible, and builds your strength, resistance, and endurance. It is very effective when you want to lose weight and tone your body. Let’s look at some of its advantages.
Losing weight: Yoga helps to get in to shape either by losing weight or by putting on weight. This is however applicable only if you have not exercised at all and with an additional change in diet.
A high intensity workout is required if you wish to lose a lot of weight. The underlying principle for weight loss is an increased metabolism.
Flexibility: Yoga helps in improving the overall flexibility of an individual. The stretching done in various exercises is especially beneficial. After completing the stretches, you should contract your body to maintain a balance and stability in your exercises.
Toning Muscles: It helps to tone down your muscles. There are two types of toning. One is myogenic, which refers to the resting level of muscle tension and the other is neurogenic, which refers to the muscles in use while walking, working etc. These can be improved through minimal exercises of high intensity.
Using and building muscles: Yoga ensures that all your body muscles are used even those that have not been used for long and those that you use on a daily basis.
Muscles also improve in appearance. This happens when you over work the muscles. A change in the muscle mass, size, strength, and endurance can be attributed to yoga. However, yoga is most effective in inactive individuals.
Relaxation: The most important purpose of yoga is to provide peace and a sense of calm. It helps relieve all stress and tension. Just switching off all the lights and focusing on your breathing provides tremendous relaxation. Initially it is difficult to shut off your mind from all thoughts, but slowly and with a lot of practice, this is possible.
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