today's topic is 7 science-based benefits of yoga that you should know you might have been

recommended yoga at some point in your life with promises that it will change your life the mind-
body exercise is currently practiced all around the world with people claiming that it has helped
them relieve stress or get rid of chronic physical pain while some of yoga's purported benefits
may be exaggerated the exercise does have scientific support with that in mind here are seven
science-based benefits of yoga that you should know it builds strength yoga movements help
build muscle strength by using the body's weight as a form of resistance holding the poses and
moving through them while doing yoga also helps you build endurance a 2015 study conducted
in china found that yoga has a marked effect on muscle flexibility strength which shows up as
early as 12 weeks while yoga does work the entire body more strenuous forms of exercise do
more to strengthen muscles it increases flexibility and improves balance flexibility and balance
are essential for the body to move and function efficiently the former keeps your muscles from
pulling against the bones while having solid balance is important to ensure you avoid injuries by
slipping and falling studies have shown that biweekly yoga sessions helped male college
athletes improve their flexibility and balance in just 10 weeks it improves heart health while yoga
does not make your heart pump like a cardio exercise it can still help improve your heart health
moving through positions and maintaining them against the resistance of your body weight does
work the heart and helps build cardiovascular endurance it helps relieve arthritis symptoms
arthritis causes pain and stiffness in joints due to inflammation which can affect physical
function and make it difficult and painful to move yoga can help relieve arthritis symptoms since
it makes the body more flexible and does not require you to put extra strain on your body you
just need to move with your body weight making it easier to exercise without pushing yourself
too much it can ease back pain yoga has long been recommended to people with chronic back
pain back pain is linked to bad posture which affects the spine by tightening the muscles around
it yoga not only makes those muscles more flexible but it also keeps your joints aligned and less
tense which helps improve posture it can help lose weight yoga might not be as intense as
cardio exercises but it does help you lose weight an hour of power yoga can help you burn up to
284 calories which together with a balanced diet can help you slim down and maintain your
weight it can help reduce stress the breathing techniques employed in yoga can help reduce
stress just like meditation it can help you improve your quality of life by reducing anxiety stress
and depression yoga can also help improve sleep along with all these thank you for watching
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