The Benefits of Yoga
by: Ashley Dodson
***Yoga is a Hindu spiritual and ascetic discipline, a part of which controls the breathing, is simple meditation and it's adaptation is widely practised for health and relaxation.
This article was about 7 ways yoga benefited people. It talked about why its not just healthy but relaxing and physical, the different kinds of yoga that is offered and why people should do it.
Reading this article it's given me a better view on the benefits of yoga to not just how I feel but also how my body would react to the "treatment". I really thought that yoga was all about meditating and finding the "inner you" but after reading all the different types of yoga classes its more then that. I always wanted to go to yoga just to relieve all the stress, didn't really think much about it. I wanted to go straight to the hot yoga classes but after reading how there's the Hatha Yoga for beginners I think that would save my body from aching to much after doing a yoga class. Yoga is said to relieve stress and build muscle. I never really thought about the building of muscle part because really your only doing the poses for a few seconds. However doing each exercise multiple times and putting tension to the muscles you never really use, adds the recommended strength which makes you feel better. It's inspired me to really want to take up yoga as a hobby. I'm not really flexible and if I begin in the beginners class and work my way up, I feel that not only my flexibility but also my strength will increase. It's a way for me to leave all the problems and stress behind and work on myself. After reading this article I think this definitely changed my behaviour toward Yoga. Now when we get the free class of yoga I won't joke around and laugh because that's not benefiting me in any way. I know look at yoga as a sport which requires focus, strength and willingness.
Dodson, Ashley . "The Benefits of Yoga." Healthy Green Living, Fitness & Sustainability. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 June 2014. <http://life.gaiam.com/article/benefits-yoga>.
Reading this article it's given me a better view on the benefits of yoga to not just how I feel but also how my body would react to the "treatment". I really thought that yoga was all about meditating and finding the "inner you" but after reading all the different types of yoga classes its more then that. I always wanted to go to yoga just to relieve all the stress, didn't really think much about it. I wanted to go straight to the hot yoga classes but after reading how there's the Hatha Yoga for beginners I think that would save my body from aching to much after doing a yoga class. Yoga is said to relieve stress and build muscle. I never really thought about the building of muscle part because really your only doing the poses for a few seconds. However doing each exercise multiple times and putting tension to the muscles you never really use, adds the recommended strength which makes you feel better. It's inspired me to really want to take up yoga as a hobby. I'm not really flexible and if I begin in the beginners class and work my way up, I feel that not only my flexibility but also my strength will increase. It's a way for me to leave all the problems and stress behind and work on myself. After reading this article I think this definitely changed my behaviour toward Yoga. Now when we get the free class of yoga I won't joke around and laugh because that's not benefiting me in any way. I know look at yoga as a sport which requires focus, strength and willingness.
Dodson, Ashley . "The Benefits of Yoga." Healthy Green Living, Fitness & Sustainability. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 June 2014. <http://life.gaiam.com/article/benefits-yoga>.
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