BENEFITS OF YOGA

WELLWIYOGA BY KARTIK

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As modern media may have us think that yoga is all about asana (Yogic postures), the entirety of yoga includes a wide range of contemplative and self-disciplinary practices, such as moral vows, duties, physical poses, breathing practices, and even selfless action.

The word yoga comes from the root word "Yuj" which means "to yoke" or "to unite". As yoga works holistically it helps us to understand our true nature.

over the last few decades, there has been a rise in the spreading of yoga. Medical professionals and celebrities are also adopting and recommending the regular practice of yoga due its various benefits. On the other some regard yoga as simply one more prevailing fashion, others just want to feel how a 3000-year-old science works, What they don't understand is that what they see as simply just another form of exercise will profit them in ways they never dream up.

let's just take a dive into the benefits of yoga. 

-Yoga improves flexibility

Flexibility lengthens and stretches muscles that can help you prevent injuries, back pain, and balance problems. A well-stretched muscle more easily achieves its full range of motion. This improves athletic performance and helps to achieve day-to-day tasks easily.

- Reduce stress

When you are on your yoga mat, you focus on the practice. This means that all your focus is concentrated on the matter at hand, and your mind slowly drains out the stress and troubles that are plaguing it.

- Increases Strength

You use the weight of your own body to increase your strength. This is a very bewildering method of strength training, yoga also improves your motor abilities.

- Yoga may improve quality of life

Yoga is a great way to improve your quality of life. It has been used since ancient times and it has proven to reduce stress, anxiety, depression, and chronic pain, plus it increases strength and flexibility while improving balance.

-Yoga may boost immunity 

As yoga works towards healing and enhancing every cell in the body, your body automatically becomes more immune. 

-Yoga improves mental health

When you lift weights, your muscles get stronger and bigger. When you do yoga, your brain cells develop new connections, and changes occur in brain struc­ture as well as function, resulting in improved cog­nitive skills, such as learning and memory. Yoga strengthens parts of the brain that play a key role in memory, attention, awareness, thought, and language. Think of it as weightlifting for the brain.

-Yoga may help improve sleep

Yoga is proven to improve sleeping patterns not only quantitatively but also qualitatively. there are some practices in yoga (yoga Nidra, meditation, so hum jap) that will improve your sleeping pattern.

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CONCLUSION-

Yoga improves overall body function, improves heart health, Sleeping patterns, and Increases immunity. so yoga can be a better option to live a long and healthy life.

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- Effectiveness of Hatha Yoga Versus Conventional Therapeutic Exercises for Chronic Nonspecific Low-Back Pain - PubMed (nih.gov)

-Exploring the therapeutic effects of yoga and its ability to increase the quality of life - PMC (nih.gov)

-Yoga for Quality of Life in Individuals With Chronic Disease: A Systematic Review - PubMed (nih.gov)

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