| p>Practising yoga for fitness is a very effective way | | | | mobility and increase strength. |
| of improving your physical and spiritual health. This | | | | This Yoga exercise combines deep breathing, |
| article provides an effective overview of this ancient | | | | stretching, strength & balance, and |
| art, allowing you to discover what yoga is and the | | | | cardiovascular exercise |
| benefits of yoga for you. So keep reading. | | | | Yoga benefits include: |
| What is yoga and why is it so popular? | | | | - Better overall health, energy and vitality |
| Yoga is an holistic, or complete system of fitness. | | | | - Increased body awareness |
| Holistic health is a concept that says all aspects of | | | | - A stronger and leaner body |
| your needs -- psychological, physical and social -- | | | | - Much more flexibility |
| should be seen as a whole. | | | | - Improved posture and muscle tone |
| Yoga brings together all these elements that make | | | | - Natural weight loss |
| up life, so that without pushing hard, you can get | | | | - Reduction of stress and tension and enhances the |
| body, breath, brain and mind working as one. | | | | powers of relaxation |
| At a practical level a big attraction of yoga is that it | | | | - Improved focus, concentration and self control |
| can be tailored to suit anyone's requirements... from | | | | - Bestows peace of mind and a more positive |
| the elderly to the professional sports person. In fact, | | | | outlook to life Best of all, Yoga is highly therapeutic. |
| part of the rise in popularity of yoga has been helped | | | | Many ailments have proven to be relieved, reversed |
| by the fact that many professional sportsmen and | | | | and even healed through the practice of yoga. |
| sportswomen use yoga as part of their fitness | | | | It doesn't matter who or what you are, where you |
| training. | | | | come from, what you believe in, whether you are in |
| Stretching the muscles in controlled poses creates a | | | | perfect health or not, rich or poor -- yoga can be |
| flexibility that reduces the chances of torn or strained | | | | done by all and will only be of great benefit to you. |
| muscles on the playing field. | | | | Yoga is, in fact, one of the best all-round body and |
| In other words, yoga for the sportsman and | | | | mind workouts that you could possibly do. |
| sportswoman assists with flexibility and helps reduce | | | | In summary the question is why should the practice |
| injuries. As such yoga can be used, with guidance, | | | | of yoga attract so many people. There is only one |
| even by people who are injured and it will help | | | | answer: because yoga works for fitness and it will |
| recovery. | | | | work for you... by stimulating both your mind and |
| What are the benefits of yoga for you? | | | | your body. |
| Yoga is in fact a low impact exercise which will | | | | As the old saying goes: "A healthy body in a healthy |
| increase your flexibility, reduce stress, improve | | | | mind". |