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What Are the Health Benefits of Yoga?
Yoga is perhaps one of the physical activities that improve
not only our physical flexibility and coordination, but also our mental health
and sense of inner balance.
It is believed that yoga improves not only our physical but
also our mental health. Yoga improves the body's natural function for
self-healing and self-healing. The purpose of yoga is to improve our physical
strength, to create greater awareness and harmony between body and mind. It
helps us pay attention to our inner self and achieve a clearer thought.
Yoga exercises on the
beach
Yoga contributes to our better self-knowledge. It helps us
pay more attention to our body, whose needs us often neglect in our modern way
of life. Yoga helps us live in the present moment and improve our memory. Yoga
is also a great way to fight stress and even prevent serious health problems
without medication. For this reason, yoga is considered a healthy practice for
preventive purposes. With the help of yoga we can better analyze the condition
of our body and more easily detect an existing problem.
What exactly is yoga?
Yoga is a combination of different postures, breathing
exercises and meditation. Yoga poses strengthen the whole body by activating
all muscle groups. Each exercise activates different muscle groups and tendons.
The relaxation techniques that yoga includes have been proven
to relieve chronic pain such as complained lower back pain, arthritis,
headaches, and carpal tunnel syndrome. Practicing yoga also strengthens the
immune system. Regular yoga practice has been shown to regulate high blood
pressure and eliminate the symptoms of insomnia. Yoga effectively fights the
negative effects of stress on our body and brain, supports mental concentration
in disorders of focus, and also has a beneficial effect on depression, drug
abuse and stimulants.
However, we do not have to spend hours doing yoga every day.
This is not achievable for the daily life of a modern person. However, there
are different variations of yoga suitable for each level, so we have a wide
choice.
If you have decided to practice yoga, before you start, ask
yourself, what do you want to improve? Your flexibility? Your physical strength
and tone? Your mental focus? Do you want to overcome the stress and worries of
your daily life and achieve a positive way of thinking? Do you want to achieve
complete harmony between soul and body? Want to overcome a health problem?
Everyone starts practicing yoga for different reasons. Some start practicing
yoga for a beautiful body, and for others yoga is a prescription that they must
follow to relieve the symptoms of a health problem.
Once you answer the question and determine what your goal is,
you will find your individual motivation to choose yoga as your hobby. Whether
you've ever played a sport, never played a sport, or your body type, you can
start doing yoga and reap all the health benefits it offers.
Main benefits of yoga:
Improved flexibility
Our level of flexibility is perhaps one of the things that is
first influenced by yoga. At first it may be difficult for us to perform even
the simplest exercises, but this should not bother us. With each yoga class,
our muscles and tendons will become more flexible and we will feel less and
less stiffness and pain.
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hall for courses
The advantage of yoga over other sports is that as strength
and endurance increase, so does flexibility. Our spine and all the cartilage in
our body need movement to help deliver nutrients to them. When we do not take
care of them, this leads to their lack of nutrients and, accordingly, faster
wear. One of the best ways to keep your back and joints healthy is to do yoga.
Through all the bends and front and back inclines that yoga involves, good
health and flexibility of the joints and cartilage are maintained, as well as
the discs of our spine.
Muscle strengthening
and increased muscle tone
Strong muscles not only make our body look good, but also
protect us from symptoms such as arthritis and back pain. Long-term practice of
yoga prevents falls in old age, when we are more prone to loss of coordination
and balance in movements.
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Increased
vital energy and sense of vitality
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Regulated
cardiac blood pressure and a healthy heart
Improved blood
circulation
Although yoga does not perform fast and sharp movements, it
significantly improves blood circulation, especially in the arms and legs. Yoga
fills our cells with oxygen and so they work better. It increases the
production of hemoglobin and red blood cells, which supply oxygen to the
tissues, and also reduces the type of proteins that help form platelets, which
in turn reduces the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
Faster metabolism
Maintain a healthy weight
Healthy heart
Yoga maintains the health of our cardiovascular system.
Although yoga is not a highly aerobic activity such as jogging, it also
includes intense series of yoga exercises, such as Ashtanga yoga, which
increase blood flow and thus improve the activity of the heart and blood
circulation and lower high blood pressure. It is considered to have as good benefits
for the heart as running.
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Increased
physical endurance
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Improved
body coordination
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Protection
against future injuries
·
Healthy
immunity
Practicing yoga exercises we constantly relax and contract
different muscles and twist, which creates movement in our organs. This leads
to the purification of the lymph (body viscous fluid rich in immune cells),
which makes us resistant to infections and diseases, toxic substances and also
cancer, as it prevents the development of cancer cells.
Relaxation of the mind
Yoga has a good effect on the nervous system. There is
evidence that yoga raises serotonin levels, making us happier and less prone to
depression. Yoga exercises reduce the levels of monoamine oxidase (an enzyme
involved in the breakdown of neurotransmitters and cortisol). And a study from
the University of Wisconsin shows that the prefrontal cortex of regular
meditators has increased activity, which is a guarantee of a sense of happiness
and a healthy immune system.
How to incorporate yoga into your daily routine then?
One way to incorporate yoga into your daily routine is to start doing basic stretching exercises that are not difficult to perform. It will also benefit us if we start meditating. Even just 10 minutes of meditation a day is enough to improve our spiritual health and begin to appreciate the positive effects of yoga. There is no way to know if it works for us if we don't try. If it is difficult for us to perform a pose at first, there are always modifications to make until we are ready for the original pose.
Other yoga types
1. Mantra Yoga
Mantra yoga is a yoga that gives the body and mind the power
of a specific sound by singing it and
Makes it exert its power outside. It purifies the mind and
body using sounds such as'Om' and'Ommani Banmehum'.
2. Karma Yoga
Karma means'karma'. It is said that the Karma Yoga idea is
not to pursue actions for one's own interests, but to sublimate the obligations
given to them to the universal dimension, which means to escape from
reincarnation.
3. Bhakti Yoga
Bakti yoga is a yoga that purifies one's own body and mind by
giving love, devotion, and service to the Absolute or others.
4. Jnana Yoga
Zunana Yoga is a yoga of learning, wisdom, and knowledge, and
since human suffering arises from ignorance, it is said that it aims to escape
from suffering and reach enlightenment through quiescence (right knowledge) . It
is also a yoga to gain insight into truth and falsehood and wisdom of
enlightenment by studying the scriptures for the sake of stillness, science,
religion, and philosophy.
5. Hatha Yoga
Hatta Yoga is a yoga that restores human vitality through
diet, fasting, and meditation.
6. Raja Yoga
Raja Yoga means that it is the king of all yoga and is practiced
mainly in meditation, and through meditation, it is yoga that seeks peace of
mind, gains wisdom, and pursues the level of liberation.
* Types of modern yoga
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1. Healing Yoga
As the most common and popular type of yoga , it is composed
of a healing focus that can be easily encountered by anyone, young or old, and is
recommended for those who are new to yoga or those who are very stiff.
In particular, it helps to smooth the circulation of air and
blood throughout the body, removing waste products, toxins, and turbidity from
the body, and has an excellent effect in correcting the body that is distorted
due to wrong habits.
2. Hot Yoga
Hot yoga is also known as Bikram yoga. With a temperature of
38℃ and a humidity of 60%, this yoga is practiced in accordance
with the unique environment of India. Total of 26 movements and 2 breathing
methods are used.
Half-moon posture, standing and bending forward posture,
Chair posture, eagle posture, standing and kneeling,
Bow pulling posture, T-shape
Posture, bipedal forward flexion posture, triangular posture,
lean forward posture,
Tree posture, standing on tiptoe posture, complete resting
posture,
Pulling out the wind, upper body raising, cobra posture,
Grasshopper posture, full grasshopper posture, bow posture,
Lying down Geumgang posture, anti-turtle posture, camel
posture,
Rabbit posture, upper body tilting posture, sitting forward
flexion Posture, waist twist And the two breathing methods are line breathing
and brain breathing. Zen breathing method, also called pranayama breathing
method, is a breathing method used when starting hot yoga, which increases lung
capacity and increases body temperature by supplying sufficient oxygen to the blood.
Brain breathing is called the Kabalvati breathing method and
is performed at the very end of hot yoga.
In a sitting position, quickly inhale and exhale improves
blood circulation brain and clears the head.
Because hot yoga is yoga performed at high temperatures, muscles
are well relaxed to maximize movement performance.
low risk of injury.
It is also a representative yoga that is effective for
dieting because it can release a lot of sweat.
It's said that 350 to 600 calories are consumed when
exercising for about 1 hour and 30 minutes.
3. Power Yoga
Break away from the traditional soft stretching posture and
the concept of quiet meditation is a yoga with powerful movements that can
increase muscle strength by. Weight training aims to increase the strength and
energy of the body.Power
Yoga is linked to body posture, mindset, and breathing to
increase lung capacity, endurance, muscle strength, and flexibility, and correct
posture immediately, as well as elasticity of the whole body. It strengthens
the balance and is effective in diet.
4. Vinyasa Yoga
Binyasa means'to flow' or'to connect'. Binyasa yoga is a yoga
that requires balance and concentration because it is performed by connecting
movements and movements like flowing water.
Breathing also continues continuously from the beginning to
the end of the training.
5. Pilates Yoga
Pilates is an exercise method that trains muscles through
repeated movements using various tools.
Pilate’s yoga is an exercise method that literally combines
pilates and yoga, and it has the effect of correcting posture and strengthening
muscle strength as well as flexibility by properly combining the movements that
give the flexibility of yoga and the strength exercises of pilates.
6. Flying Yoga
Nowadays a popular yoga types Literally, leaving yourself in
a hammock hanging in the air Because it is a movement, it is possible to move
with high difficulty , and it is a good yoga for people who are skilled in
dynamic posture and some degree of yoga because it is a movement that is not
boring every time.
Especially, it is helpful for body shape correction and a lot
of help in diet.
Yoga has been constantly changing and developing. Most of the
yoga is thought to be a static exercise, but traditional yoga is also
constantly being developed and changed to suit the tastes of modern people.
Power Yoga and Modern Yoga Yoga is like flying because the
physical consumption is very large positions are more dynamic exercise is
effective to hold the balance of the body with the breath.
If you think that yoga is simple and easy, and challenge
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Yoga exercises at home
Because everyone is different, not everyone likes yoga. Some people prefer fast and rhythmic movements and therefore turn to cardio or dance. But if you are one of those who aim to relax and improve the strength and health of your body, then yoga is a great solution. It combines physical and emotional benefits.
The main goal of yoga is to make us study the limits of our body and physical abilities and to improve the relationship between mind and body.
With yoga you can achieve a beautiful and strong body, as well as a calm and balanced mind. Practicing yoga helps us to lead a more fulfilling and positive life.
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