5 reasons you should do Yoga
5 reasons you should do Yoga
The Yoga Craze is bigger than ever.
People are heading down in hordes to their studios for a session before or after work. Do you know why? What about Yoga has these bunch entranced? Why is the exercise so popular? What does it help with? Read on to learn more!
1. Fantastic Way to Relieve Stress
There has been plenty of research done to show that Yoga can help in reducing stress levels and inducing a sense of relaxation. It can even help greatly with coping with mental-health illnesses such as anxiety.
2. Full Body Workout
Yoga classes can give you a full body workout that is as effective as hitting the gym. According to YogaPod, a session of Vinyasa Yoga can burn 445 calories, same amount burnt when jogging for 60 minutes.
3. Helps in alleviating pain in the neck, back and shoulders
Yoga forms such as Therapeutic Yoga, Restorative Yoga and Yin Yoga can greatly help in relieving chronic pain related to the back, neck and shoulders.
4. Increases self-awareness and sense of fulfilment
Yoga draws attention to the breath, and increases awareness on ones needs and one’s body. This can help the body to handle stress better and to feel emotions such happiness to greater depths.
5. Improves posture!
Yoga is focused on proper breathing and seated positions, and these require a straight back. Even the stretching and active workouts require the belly button to be drawn in and the body to be in a proper frame. This helps in improving posture over time!
Now that you know that Yoga can help you in so many ways, join Platinum Yoga and experience these benefits for yourself!
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