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Staying Healthy With Yoga

Everyone is aware that before they attempt to do any form of workout, they are required to do warm ups. These warms up usually involved basic stretching exercises. This is because stretching helps to loosen your muscles, fills them with oxygen and also prevent injuries from occurring. Let's not forget that stretching enables us to be more flexible even as we age.

So apart from just the normal warm ups, what other exercise incorporates stretching routines? The answer is none other than yoga. Yoga is a combination of deep breathing and various stretching techniques. It requires one to perform poses that can help to increase flexibility as well.

Through deep breathing and stretching, one will be able to experience a feeling of happiness and a more positive mood. The reason is because oxygen and blood flows throughout your entire body with every deep breath and stretch. When one feels good, they will tend to have a glow in them, making them look just as good. While performing the poses, you not only ensure that you remain flexible. You are also moving the synovial fluid around to prevent osteoarthritis. This is the fluid that protects our joint and provides them with their range of movements. Yoga aids in keeping this fluid in tip top condition to prevent the bones from rubbing together and wearing out.

Yoga also assists in making sure that our body's lymphatic system is performing up to standard. It is the fluid in our lymphatic system that get rids of harmful toxins such as bacteria and dead cells from our body. Without a good functional lymphatic system, health problems such as weight gain and cancer can arise. This lymphatic system depends solely on movement to assist in reaching the entire body. Hence, the best solution to perform stretching and deep breathing. In other words, yoga would be a wise choice.

In order to reap the benefits of yoga, you do not need to be a professional or master in it. In fact, you won't even need to perform the more strenuous poses if you are unable to. Yoga benefits everyone, even the pure beginners. Regular practices are more than enough to ensure that your body continues to run smoothly and healthily. Let's not forget that through yoga, one would also be able to relax the body and mind. This enables us to relieve stress that we experience from our daily lives.

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Ashtanga Yoga can be fun to practice, but it is a challenge as well. As there are many benefits to Ashtanga Yoga, doing it regularly is a good option. However, it is important to practice any type of Yoga under expert supervision until you have mastered it. Athletes use Yoga to strengthen the muscles of the body and to improve the overall flexibility and stamina of the body. Yoga focuses on controlling the breath and this has been proven to help athletes in their overall conditioning

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Tadasana requires you to stand straight with both feet together. You have to hold your arms in a prayer position and slowly lift your toes. Simultaneously, lift the hands up in the air and stretch to the maximum. Hold this position for some seconds while counting your breath.

Next asana is the Uttan Tadasana, which is the second stage of Tadasana. Lie on your back and keep your toes together. Take a deep breath, hold it and raise your hands up above the head. Now slowly lift your legs upwards as much as possible.

Avoid pushing to the maximum immediately. Slowly increase the level of stretching to avoid any injury. Exhale and slowly bring the hands down. Repeat this at least 10 times for better results.

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You start by doing the Surya Namaskar (Sun Salutation). This is a complete cycle of stretching of the body wherein every nerve of the body is stretched and becomes active. Surya Namaskar includes moderate to extreme levels of stretching of the body.

It is important to inhale properly at the right time while stretching for maximum effect.

Once you have understood the way to practice Surya Namaskar you can try other asanas such as Tadasana or Mountain Pose. This also involves stretching of the body and therefore counting the breath is important.

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The fact is that we have been practicing Yoga right from our childhood, either knowingly or unknowingly. However, it is not done systematically and therefore we do not get the effects that are related to it. By performing yoga under the guidance of an expert will ensure that you get better results. Let us have a look at a few steps and tips related to Viniyasa.

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Ashtanga yoga emphasizes on flexibility, relaxation and breathing. It is aimed solely at improving the health of the person practicing this style of Yoga. Viniyasa popularly known as Ashtanga involves several breathing techniques and it requires the person to have full control over their breathing. It needs lot of dedication and practice to become a professional in this field.