Yoga Practice Promotes Wellbeing

 

Yoga Benefits The Entire Body

Yoga exercises are physical preparations (Asana) meaning seat a series of poses in physical posture intended to condition the aspirant’s body invoking ambition while increasing flexibility, strength, and stamina. Yoga practice intensifies mindfulness reducing stress helping people make better decisions in everyday activities. Mastery of Asana is regarded by one's ability to hold one of the scribed poses postures for an extended period of time without involuntary movement or physical distractions that may impede your progress. According to Zippa over 300 million people around the world practice yoga.  The global yoga industry is worth 105.9 billion dollars in 2022. The average yoga practitioner in the U.S. spends 62,640 on yoga classes, workshops, and equipment over their lifetime. The global yoga industry is projected to be worth 215 billion in 2025. Yoga has become popular due to its many health benefits toning the entire body building lean muscle while losing body fat.

Studies indicate 54 percent of people started practicing yoga to reduce tension and improve their mental and physical strength and 43 percent of people practice yoga to feel happier. Pranayama meaning breath control is a series of exercises intended to stabilize the rhythm of breathing in order to encourage complete respiratory relaxation. Yoga routines consisting of a series of poses lasting 30 to 60 minutes in duration can benefit from controlled breathing with each pose inhaling at the beginning of each pose then exhaling to release your breath. According to yoga, there are two main functions of proper breathing: to bring more oxygen to the blood and thus to the brain and to control prana or vital energy leading to control of the mind inducing feelings of calm. Practicing exercises regularly helps oxygenate the body's organs and function properly participating in intense physical activities including cycling, aerobics, walking, yoga, swimming, elliptical training.  People who participate in regular physical activities live longer, healthier lives.

Aerobic activitieses involve leggings, arms, hips and muscles increasing fitness, and stamina strength. Types of yoga include hatha, lyengar, vinyasa, hot yoga, and ashtanga. If you are looking for a meditative class, ashtanga focuses on mindful movement. Powerful yoga poses boost metabolism helping you lose weight toning the entire body using exercises designed to strengthen muscles through a series of movements. Aerobic yoga workout using vinyasa a series of continuous dynamic movements between each yoga pose is the flow of movement used to get your heart rate up increasing flexibility, stability, strength, calmness, and focus while toning the entire body. Vinyasa yoga is performed wearing comfortable clothing in bare feet on a mat praticing exercises designed to move your body through a variety of poses in different directions and ranges of motion which increase flexibility. There are different types of yoga offering different health benefits for the body building lean muscle and burning off body fat while other yoga practices quiet the mind with relaxing techniques improving focus. 

Yoga routines are available for beginners, intermediate and advanced levels lasting from 30 to 60 minutes in duration. According to The National Institute of Health, scientific evidence shows that yoga supports stress management, mental health, mindfulness, healthy eating, weight loss and quality of sleep. 

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Patricia Lynn

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