Benifits of Yoga

1. Could Help Improve Breathing


Yoga incorporates many breathing exercises, which could help improve breathing and lung function.



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2. Can Decrease Stress

Studies show that yoga can help ease stress and lower your levels of the stress hormone cortisol.

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3. Could Improve Heart Health

Alone or in combination with a healthy lifestyle, yoga may help decrease risk factors for heart disease.

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4. Improves Quality of Life

Some studies show that yoga could improve quality of life and may be used as an adjunct therapy for some conditions.

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5. Improves Flexibility and Balance

Research shows that practicing yoga can help improve balance and increase flexibility.

Supta Padangusthasana Reclining Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose

6. May Relieve Migraines

Studies show that yoga may stimulate the vagus nerve and reduce migraine intensity and frequency, alone or in combination with conventional care.

7. Promotes Healthy Eating Habits

Yoga encourages mindfulness, which may be used to help promote mindful eating and healthy eating habits.

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8. Can Increase Strength

Some studies show that yoga can cause an increase in strength, endurance and flexibility.

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9.Boosts your immune system functionality

Asana and pranayama probably improve immune function, but, so far, meditation has the strongest scientific support in this area. It appears to have a beneficial effect on the functioning of the immune system, boosting it when needed and lowering it when needed .

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10. Builds muscle strength

Strong muscles do more than look good. They also protect us from conditions like arthritis and back pain, and help prevent falls in elderly people. And when you build strength through yoga, you balance it with flexibility. If you just went to the gym and lifted weights, you might build strength at the expense of flexibility.

 Yoga to Make You Strong - Well Guides - The New York Times