Yoga has been my part of my life when I was very young and I have been practicing on and off but it was not that regular when I started weight lifting. This meant that the day I discovered strength training, it became my best friend. But growing up in India, I was also introduced to yoga early and always enjoyed practicing it.
As much as I love weight training, I also wanted to include yoga and there are lot of ways to combine both and I normally alter days.
Over the past year, I’ve realized that not only do they go together, but they also complement each other perfectly. Below are five benefits I have experienced by combining the two: 1. Strength and flexibility, 2. Endurance, 3. Controlled aggression and relaxation, 4. Workout of the mind body and soul , and 5. Better performance.
The main reason why I started yoga was to improve my muscular skeleton issues; especially my knee pain, migraine headaches and also when I discovered my pressure was high. So basically, this year I was focused to do yoga to improve health and strength.
My experience inspired me to pore over the scientific studies I collected in India and how yoga can be both beneficial to prevent diseases and help you recover from it.
My body is not perfect and I’m still struggling to gain strength and flexibility. During your first class, you probably won’t be able to touch your toes, never mind do a back bend. But if you stick with it, you’ll notice a gradual loosening, and eventually, seemingly impossible poses will become possible. You’ll also notice that aches and pains start to disappear. Strong muscles do more than look good. They also protect us from conditions like arthritis and pain ( knee pain in my case)
It perfects your postures . Whether our less than proper posture is due to all the time spent hunched over computers, or if it simply our nature that makes us want to protect ourselves, a few asanas can have you standing tall in no time.
It betters your bone health. Many postures in yoga require that you lift your own weight.
It increases blood flow and it has improved mine. Yoga gets more oxygen to your cells and encourages venous blood from the legs and pelvis to flow back to the heart, where it can be pumped to the lungs to be freshly oxygenated.
Lord of the dance ( Natarajasana) : Begin from a standing position with the weight of the body on one foot as the opposite heel lifts up towards the buttocks with bent knee. The hand on the same side of the body as the bent knee reaches back to grasp the outside the foot or ankle. With the added resistance of the hand gripping the foot, the bent leg and the foot is then lift up away from the earth and the torso towards the back of the room until the thigh is parallel to the earth.
Benefit- Stretches the shoulder, the chest, the thighs, the knee, the groins and adornment. Strengths the leg and the ankles and improves balance.
So far my experience with yoga is amazing and its a great stress buster for me and I feel my overall work performance has improved.
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How cute is this Minty Workout Outfit and I don’t know about y’all but when I wear cute workout wear, not only I’m more inclined to actually be active, but also makes me feel more confident in my abilities, which leads to be more focus and motivated.
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