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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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