Do you get the impression that yoga is for those who are too delicate to pump some iron on the bench-press or to break a sweat on the treadmill? Think again! Yoga is a vigorous workout both cardio and weight training. Using your own body weight as resistance we are able to tone our muscles and moving dynamically from one pose to the next leaves your heart rate racing! Furthermore, when practices regularly (at least 3 times a week) yoga has health benefits that a more subtle than a ripped 6-pack, here is a list of the array of the benefits yoga can bring to you:
- Weight loss
- Increased strength
- Increased flexibility
- Improved balance and posture
- Higher levels of energy
- Increased stamina
- Improved blood circulation
- Relief from anxiety
- Relief from insomnia
- Relief from migraines
- Relief from backaches
- Relief from constipation
- Relief from sinusitis
- Relief from asthma
- Relief from arthritis
- Reduced stress
- Improved relaxation
- Improved concentration
- Improved condition of skin, eyes, and hair
I hope from this you are motivated to continue your consistent and sincere practice because yoga is a friend of yours for life!
