Yoga Benefits for Health & Fitness
Look out for these signs; yoga is working for you. Health and fitness benefits of yoga are generally measured in terms of weight loss or inches loss. A goal of healthy weight is always desirable and appreciable as we can protect our self from many lifestyle diseases, look more young and beautiful, and live long and happy too. But considering your yoga regime as just a means to shed your extra pounds is like asking a Genie a fruit plate or a glass of water when he can offer you something more magnificent than your expectations. Yoga benefits beyond weight loss Some of my students keep on asking me when they will achieve their targeted weight loss (in kilograms). This question generally comes after they register desirable changes in their sleep quality, breathing patterns, and shape of the body, looks and overall health. Sometimes they carry just 5 to10 pounds of excess weight than their ideal weight. And I have to observe their body through zoom lenses to find out where those extra pounds reside in her/his body as his/her appearance looks quite in shape and attractive too. But obsession with ideal weight doesn’t allow her/him to enjoy other benefits of yoga practice. Yoga means complete wellbeing: physical, mental, emotional & spiritual The concepts of health, fitness or wellbeing cannot be defined merely in terms of weight loss. You...
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