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Many adults enjoy and are aware
of the rewards of yoga. Yoga stretches tight muscles, builds
body awareness, improves endurance, and calms the mind and body.
But yoga is now attracting a younger audience who is finding
out that yoga can be a fun way to exercise and relax.
Yoga may not look like other forms
of exercise to most people, but they are amazed at how the seemingly
simple poses can work out so many different areas of their body.
Why Yoga is Different
For people lacking in confidence
about their body image, some group activities can backfire causing
people to further disconnect from their bodies and actively resist
taking care of themselves. Yoga's emphasis is on self-acceptance
which makes it more appealing, a less intimidating way to get
active. Yoga stresses a nonjudgmental emphasis on body awareness.
Yoga is not a competitive sport-
there are no winners or losers. Yoga can give less confident
people that much-needed support from their peers. If someone
in a class has difficulty with a particular pose, often others
in the room help them out. Yoga offers many people an opportunity
to just relax. Just getting to be without having to achieve
anything in particular- is a huge relief to many people.
The Added Benefits of Yoga
Traditional sports tend to emphasize
strength and speed over flexibility. Many adults overlook the
importance of stretching. Additionally others use weight training
to develop major muscles while ignoring the supportive and opposing
muscles which are equally as important. Yoga can help correct
these imbalances. It helps build endurance and flexibility, thereby
improving athletic performance. Yoga can also enhance your ability
to concentrate and focus, and improve your posture. Chest-opening
postures and inverted poses strengthen arms, shoulders and back
muscles, which teach you how to carry yourself with more self
confidence.
Yoga can also teach you how to stay
calm centered and focused in the midst of distraction and to
let your body relax. This is an important skill for anyone who
is experiencing transitions- physical, emotional, intellectual
in today's fast paced world. Yoga often becomes an outlet for
working out people's emotions. It can help you take control of
you frustration and find alternative ways to deal with it rather
than reacting right away.
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