- By Priyanka Munshi
- Fri, 21 Jun 2024 10:29 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Happy International Yoga Day: Did you know that even an hour a day of yoga practice can have a significant impact on your general health and well-being? This age-old discipline offers a comprehensive approach to health by combining physical postures, breath awareness, and meditation. Regular yoga practice can lower the risk of injury and promote improved posture by increasing strength, flexibility, and balance. By bringing the nervous system into balance, deliberate breathing and relaxation techniques help reduce stress, improve mood, and increase mental clarity.
By reducing blood pressure and enhancing circulation, yoga also promotes cardiovascular health. It improves immunity and aids in digestion, strengthening your body's defenses against disease. The mindfulness component of yoga promotes a more present-focused and aware lifestyle by strengthening the bond between the mind and body. So here we have listed all the health benefits of doing yoga every day for just one hour and see these amazing changes in your body, according to WebMD.
Yoga practice reduces injury risk, promotes posture improvement, reduces stress, improves mood, and enhances mental clarity.(Image Credit:Canva)
No Stress
Did you know that practicing certain types of yoga, which involve breathing techniques and meditation, can help reduce stress and promote relaxation?
Better Posture
Posture is improved by strengthening and flexibility, particularly in standing and sitting positions. Taller postures are supported by core strength. Because yoga increases body awareness, it's possible to quickly correct slouching or slumping.
Improves Breathing
Yoga usually isn't aerobic; instead, it focuses on breath and specialized relaxation techniques, unless it's an extreme kind.
Increased Strength
Strengthening and toning your muscles is greatly enhanced by practicing yoga styles like power and ashtanga. Less strenuous forms, like hatha or iyengar, are beneficial for endurance. Additionally, postures that exercise the abs, quadriceps, and hamstrings while standing up benefit the upper body, such as the upward dog, downward dog, and plank position.
Yoga also enhances cardiovascular health, immunity, digestion, and strengthens the mind-body bond.(Image Credit:Canva)
Healthy Heart
People who practice yoga can lower their heart rate and benefit from lower cholesterol, triglyceride levels, reduced heart disease, stroke risk, high blood pressure, and improved immune system performance.
Better Flexibility
Asanas enhance muscle suppleness, lessen stiffness, and reduce weariness; research indicates that after 8 weeks of practice, flexibility can increase by up to 35%.
(Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis or treatment.)
