- General Overview
Yoga is a type of exercise consisting of various poses as muscular strength and endurance building. Yoga originated in India as a means of disciplining the body and mind, and eventually gained popularity throughout the Western world as an effective method of exercise and stay fit. The practice of yoga has many benefits both mental and physical. Traditionally, practitioners of yoga in India was based on the year to help them achieve Moksha, a type of spiritual enlightenment and mental health.
- Physical Benefits
Yoga has many physical benefits, including flexibility, strength, muscle tone, pain prevention and better breathing. The different yoga postures are very demanding, and more time results in greater flexibility in the muscles of the body. Most yoga poses require that the body support its own weight for long periods of time, resulting in increased strength in the abdomen, legs, back, chest and arm muscles. Yoga helps muscles long and lean, resulting in muscle tone visible. The practice of yoga also promotes better breathing habits, resulting in deeper breathing, which strengthens the lungs. Finally, yoga also helps to prevent back pain by increasing the flexibility of an individual and overall strength. All these aspects lead also promote better health.
- Mental Benefits
The mental health benefits of yoga include stress reduction and a general feeling of calm. Yoga involves a number of meditation techniques that help to bring some calm to the mind. This calming effect also promotes greater concentration. Furthermore, the techniques of yoga meditative calm contribute greatly to relieve stress. The concentration required to effect the majority of yoga poses is great to relieve stress by helping the person forgets past troubles and stress of everyday anxieties.
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