4 Compelling Reasons For Doing Yoga in 2011

May 1
14:40

2011

Sarah J. Dillon

Sarah J. Dillon

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Your fitness program can be greatly enhanced by starting to practice yoga.I know, I know, you may not have considered it before but these 4 reasons give you no brainer motivation for checking it out as a real enhancement to any serious get fit program.

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Over the last number of years yoga has become an extremely popular form of exercise.Most types of yoga tend to focus on deep breathing and relaxation but there are more physical forms that really give you an incredible workout - mind and body.

Yoga has become ever more popular with people in the west who have traditionally pumped weights but are now beginning to recognise the real benefits of a fit body and fit mind. A session of yoga can be used alternately with your regular workout to introduce a little variety into your mind/body workout and which will see you gaining the extra benefit of proper rest periods for your body.

Yoga started in India and is essentially a series of poses that you hold for a time period ranging from seconds to minutes and these poses are intended to bring greater unity between mind,4 Compelling Reasons For Doing Yoga in 2011 Articles body and spirit.

1.Easy To Get Started
It's easy to get started. There are quite gentle forms such Ananda and Kripalu which eases you into the exercising and you can work your way up to more strenous forms such as Astanga, which is one of the most physical forms and is really an intense workout.

2.Equipment Needs Are Small
You don't need much equipment, special clothing or don't have to relie on the weather in order to do your routine. All you need is a mat and a you can do your workout in any room in the comfort of your own home and can be easily fitted in to your daily routine.

3.Yoga Is Suitable For Everybody
Yoga is suitable for everyone. You can take it up and keep it up right in to old age and is very flexible in terms of what the body can sustain.

4.Real Benefits of Yoga
The benefits of doing yoga are many. It relaxes both body and mind. It improves your  flexiblilty, strength and balance. It helps to relieve stress and keeps the body supple.I also gives you an overall feeling of well-being. All in all a great form of exercise and relaxation and can help you to have a long and healthy life.
 

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