Benefits of Yoga
Keep joints healthy. Our joints receive nourishment through movement. As we move we flush out toxins and stale fluid, and suck in new, nutritious fluid.
Improve Strength & Balance. A recent study in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning followed young adults over an 8 week program of Bikram Yoga. They found substantial improvements in balance and modest improvements in leg and arm strength.
Aid in controlling stress, anxiety, & depression. A recent study examining the use of Iyengar Yoga to control depression found that participants had significant reductions in depression, anger, and anxiety.
Decrease risk factors for chronic disease. A review of published studies using yoga found that yoga interventions are generally effective in reducing body weight, blood pressure, glucose level and high cholesterol.
Keep bones healthy & strong. Weight bearing activity, such as the standing postures in yoga, allow our bones to rebuild and strengthen, thus preventing osteoporosis.
Recently, a wealth of scientific research has been published supporting the benefits of yoga for a variety of conditions. Yoga can aid in treating common diseases & conditions such as:
v Decrease discomfort during labour, improve pregnancy health
v Decrease Menopausal Symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats
v Decrease PMS symptoms
v Treat Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
v Treat Osteoarthritis of the hands, osteoarthritis of the knees
v Treat Chronic Low Back Pain
v Adjunct therapy for patients undergoing cancer treatment
v Adjunct therapy for patients on Kidney Dialysis
v Improve inflammation and exercise capacity in chronic heart failure patients
v Improve quality of sleep in seniors
v Aid in treatment of migraine headaches
v Aid in treatment of Type II Diabetes, Asthma, Hypertension
v Increase function in women with hyperkyphosis (hunch back)
Use this info to inform your students, your friends, or your family members to let them know all the benefits of yoga!
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