Inhale, exhale, now breathe! Have you ever tried yoga? Yoga is a Hindu spiritual and ascetic discipline, a part of which, including, breathe control, simple meditation, and the adoption of specific bodily postures, is widely practiced for health and relaxation. When I was a freshmen in high school my gym class had to do yoga. At first I wasn't really into it and never tried it but after a couple of days of doing yoga it became really nice and relaxing. So I decided to share information and the idea of doing yoga with everyone. As a teen we have many responsibilities and tasks. We go to school, do sports, play activities, study, etc. So therefore most teens deal with stress, have body aches, and need or want to stay in shape. Yoga helps with all of these. Yoga and mindfulness allows teens to relax and unwind, and help the task of becoming an adult. Their are over 20 ways yoga can improve your health, but I will just share some.
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Physical Benefits
The more you do yoga eventually the body will start to loosen, and the cool and weird yoga poses that you thought you will never be able to do will become possible according to http://www.yogajournal.com/article/health/count-yoga-38-ways-yoga-keeps-fit/. Yoga lengthens the muscles to increase mobility in the joints which improves flexibility. When you build strength through yoga, you balance it with flexibility. Strong muscles also protect us from conditions like arthritis and back pain,and help prevent falls in elderly people. Did you know poor posture can cause back,neck, and other muscle and joint problems? When you slump your body may compensate by flattening the normal inward curves in your neck and lower back. This can cause serious pain and degenerative arthritis of the spin. When you do yoga you develop the understanding body mechanics, healthy movement patterns, and ideal postural alignment.
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When you do yoga, your joints go through their full range of motion. If you do many back-bends, forwardness, and twists, you'll help keep your disks supple. This can help prevent degenerative arthritis or mitigate disability by "squeezing and soaking" areas of cartilage that normally isn't used. The joint cartilage receives fresh nutrients only when its fluid is squeezed out and a new supply can be soaked up. Without the proper sustenance, neglected areas of cartilage can eventually wear out. Yoga also encourages you to relax, slow your breath and focus. Yoga also promotes breathing through the nose, which filters the air, warms it, and humidifies it; removing pollen and dirt and other things you’d rather not take into your lungs. Not only does yoga do that but it also balances your energy, so it wont be too low energy, and you wont be hyperactive.
Mental Benefits
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- Teens make choices that respect themselves and others
- Concentrate on focusing on a action
- Provides a healthy way to experiment
- Take risks
- Explore the body
Doing yoga while young will keep the body in shape so when u get older you will not experience the strange elder symptoms. Such as back & neck pains, high blood sugar levels in Diabetics, and high blood pressure. Your posture will be good, have a great sense of balance (elders seem to fall a lot and get injured), will have a great lung capacity, and you will be relieved of anxiety, so their will be a less chance of heart attacks. I can go on and on all day about how yoga can benefit you, but for more information and facts please visit this site http://www.yogajournal.com/article/health/count-yoga-38-ways-yoga-keeps-fit/
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