Yoga may seem like something that only extremely bendable people can do but in actuality it's something that everyone can do and it's something that everyone can benefit from. The benefits are nothing but good and even a few minutes of yoga a day can help you to achieve these benefits.
Yoga is good for your body, your mind, and your spirit. What else could you ask for? Yoga is really something you should be doing if you want a happier and healthier life. Yoga will improve your flexibility, help your core strength, tone up your muscles, and improve your breathing. All this will equal to an easier time doing those extra exercises that you need to do to keep you healthy.
Your respiration will begin to improve because you will be learning how to breathe properly while doing the poses. Breathing is a huge part of yoga and it's a huge part of healthy living. Most people take their breathing for granted and are not aware that there is actually a proper way to breathe and an improper way to breathe. It has an effect on how you feel about yourself and how you look, your ability to fight off disease, and even what age you are going to live to.
Yoga can also help to regulate your metabolism. There are certain poses that will help you with your thyroid. We've all been hearing about how important your thyroid is. Are you aware that if your thyroid is not in good health it affects your metabolism? When your metabolism is not functioning well you don't burn calories efficiently which can hinder any weight loss and may be a root of a weight problem.
These thyroid helping poses will "massage" your thyroid which helps it feel cleansed and relaxed. You might think that yoga will hurt your back but back pain can actually be improved from yoga. Stiffness in the back can be helped with daily yoga. The alignment in your back will also improve which can help with many types of back pain too.
Do you have stress in your life? My guess is probably. Yoga can help with that as well. Concentrating on holding your poses helps quiet the mind and helps control your breath. Both of these will help relieve stress. Yoga can also boost your self esteem. Once you master a pose and can slowly move on to another pose you will be amazed and in awe at what your body can do. This will improve the way you look at your body and capabilities and give you more confidence in it.
Yoga can also help you with your spiritual side of life. Sometimes it can be very easy to feel disconnected from our spiritual side but when we practice yoga we become aware of our oneness with our spiritual side through being still and aware. Once you begin to feel connected with your spiritual side you will begin to be true to your feelings and beliefs. This will make you a stronger person who contributes good things to this world and believe me there's no better feeling then that.
So in the end you can see that yoga is good for all areas of your life and can benefit you tremendously. Start by doing a few minutes a day on poses you feel comfortable with and move on to harder poses as you go. You'll be glad you did!
Isabelle is the owner of All About Exercise. To see how various yoga poses are done check out these video's and start practicing today. |
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