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The Many Benefits of Yoga

By Danielle Martinec

Relax, and Discover the Benefits of Yoga

Many people, especially men, are afraid to try yoga because it’s different. Yoga isn’t like any of the traditionally recommended methods for improving health and well-being in America. Men especially gravitate towards the more competitive activities for getting in shape, such as basketball, racketball, etc (picture sprained ankles and welts on the back of the neck–now that’s “manly”). Mention yoga to the average guy and it’s likely he’s going to try to change the subject. Fortunately, the health and fitness benefits of yoga are now being confirmed by scientific research and more and more people are giving yoga a chance. In fact, most people, men included, are finding yoga to be a fantastic source of health and inspiration.

Now that yoga is becoming less scary to many, they are discovering that there is a whole list of benefits that go along with a regular yoga practice. If you’re looking for some motivation to keep practicing, or you’re just getting started with yoga, here is a list of nine great benefits of yoga that you can expect:

STRESS RELIEF

Yoga reduces the physical effects of stress on the body. By encouraging relaxation, yoga helps to lower the levels of the stress hormone cortisol. Related benefits include lowering blood pressure and heart rate, improving digestion and boosting the immune system as well as easing symptoms of conditions such as anxiety, depression, fatigue, asthma and insomnia.

PAIN RELIEF

Yoga can ease pain. Studies have continued to show that practicing yoga poses, meditation or a combination of the two, reduced pain for people with conditions such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, auto-immune diseases and hypertension as well as arthritis, back and neck pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, fibromyalgia, eczema, irritable bowel syndrome and other chronic conditions. Some students report that even emotional pain can be eased through the practice of yoga.

BETTER BREATHING

Yoga teaches people to take slower, deeper breaths. This helps to improve lung function, trigger the body’s relaxation response and increase the amount of oxygen available to the body.

FLEXIBILITY

The most obvious benefits of yoga is that it helps to improve flexibility and mobility, increasing range of movement and reducing aches and pains. Many people can’t touch their toes during their first yoga class. Practitioners begin to use the correct muscles to make the movement and, over time, the ligaments, tendons and muscles gradually lengthen and elasticity is increased. These gradual changes can mean that more and more poses are possible.

INCREASED STRENGTH

Yoga postures use every muscle in the body, helping to increase strength literally from head to toe. And, while the postures practiced in yoga strengthen the body, they also provide an additional benefit of helping to relieve muscular tension.

WEIGHT MANAGEMENT

Yoga (even less vigorous styles) can aid weight control efforts by reducing the cortisol levels as well as by burning excess calories and reducing stress. Yoga also encourages healthy eating habits and provides a heightened sense of well being and self esteem.

IMPROVED CIRCULATION

Yoga helps to improve circulation and, as a result of various poses, more efficiently moves oxygenated blood to the body’s cells.

BETTER BODY ALIGNMENT

Yoga helps to improve body alignment, resulting in better posture and helping to relieve back, neck, joint and muscle problems.

FOCUS ON THE PRESENT

Yoga helps us to focus on the present, to become more aware and to help create mind body health. It opens the way to improved coordination, reaction time and memory.

I would love to see you in one of my yoga classes.  If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to call me at 712-256-1800!

 

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