Mind-Body Exercise: Yoga

Yoga is a great form of exercise for people of all ages and all abilities. There are so many different types, so finding one that suits you the best is possible. Most of the types are branches of Hatha yoga, which focuses on the pose more than the spiritual aspect. All yoga workouts include a blend of strength, flexibility, and body awareness exercises. It requires focus in order to balance as seen in the picture below.

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Yoga is not an intensive exercise like the cardio of running. As a result, it burns less calories with the average person burning around 240 calories per hour in a typical yoga class. Therefore, yoga is more for the mental well-being of the person and shouldn't be used to focus on losing weight only. To see significant weight loss success, supplement your yoga with cardiovascular activity and improved eating habits.

You can be as intense of a follower of yoga by leading the yogi life-style or simply practice it on your days of rest to relax your muscles.

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Next week, yoga how-tos will be put up! Until then, Namaste.