Yoga History
Yoga is a meditation
exercise that was originated in ancient India around 3000 B.C. Yoga exercises were practiced regularly by
the spiritual leaders of Hindu and Buddha religions. Because of this, yoga is considered by many
as a spiritual practice and not as a fitness exercise.
But
actually, though yoga exercises were practiced by the ‘Sanyasis’ (spiritual
leaders) for the development of their mind and body. This is a complete
exercise that can be practiced by anybody for the development of their body and
mind.
Yoga
is a set of exercises that can be practiced by anybody even if the practitioner
is a child, an old aged person or a sick person. Like other exercises, you do not have to
apply excess strength to complete any action in yoga; your normal strength is
enough to complete any exercise here.
That is why this can be easily practiced by the children and old aged
people.
Yoga Health Benefits
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Yoga
exercises will increase the flexibility of the body, burn the excess fat and
give strength to the muscles. It is a
very good exercise for getting cardiovascular strength. Yoga exercises can be used as treatment methods
for many diseases like high blood pressure, diabetes, heart ailments, arthritis
etc. Regular practice of yoga exercises
will help you to reduce your excess weight and help the pregnant women to
complete their delivery without any complication.
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Yoga
breathing exercises are very good to get cardiovascular benefits. Practicing yoga breathing exercises will give
calmness and focus to the mind.
‘Pranayama’ is a yoga breathing exercise used by the spiritual leaders
of olden times to attain salvation. This
breathing technique will help you to bring more oxygen to the brain and to the
other parts of the body.
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Yoga
exercises will rejuvenate the body.
After completion of a set of yoga exercises, you will feel more energized. This is the main difference between yoga and
other exercises. While doing other types
of physical fitness exercises, your strength will be drained and you feel very
tired. Yoga usually completes its exercise program with ‘Savasana’ or death pose,
which will give your body more strength and energy.
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Stretching
exercises that include in yoga will give more flexibility to the
various parts of the body. It will make
you able to prevent normal injuries that are common while doing other sports
activities. Yoga practice itself will
not cause any injury, because it does not demand any forceful action to
complete any exercise.
Always
practice yoga with help of a
certified teacher or by watching a training video. In comparison with other physical fitness
exercises, yoga exercises have many benefits.
It can be practiced by any person, even by children and sick people
alike. It does not need well fit body to
practice yoga, as in the case to do jogging or weight training. Anybody who is interested can start to
practice yoga exercises according to the capability of their body. By regular practice they can pick up more
strength and suppleness to the body.
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