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It’s no secret that yoga can kick your butt into shape. Yoga is centuries old and for good reasons. It benefits not only your body but your mind as well. Check out these unexpected benefits of yoga you may not know about!

If you haven’t tried it. It’s a good idea to try different types of yoga to see which one suits your needs and your personality. A great thing about it is that you can practice anytime and anywhere. You do not need any equipment either, except a mat and a block if you are very tight. Additionally, you can practice yoga from the comfort of your home. But you can also find yoga classes at your neighborhood gym or yoga center.

Benefits of Yoga

Yoga has countless benefits. It helps reduce cortisol levels, muscle tension, blood sugar, and blood pressure. It also helps relieve allergy and asthma symptoms, anxiety, depression, and neck and back pain. Yoga energizes the body and enriches sleep quality.

Yoga can increase your flexibility, balance, stability, and posture, improve your strength, and burn fat. But incorporating yoga into your workout routine also offers other advantages.

Hormone Regulation

Yoga has positive effects on our endocrine system, which is the part of your body that regulates hormones. Some postures, such as child’s pose, affect your hormones more than others. There’s a scientific reason why this particular pose is one of the most relaxing poses: the soothing posture affects your adrenal glands. Adrenal glands produce several hormones, including stress hormones such as cortisol. Relaxing into child’s pose can lower your cortisol levels and make you feel more relaxed.

Detox

If you’re trying to detox, incorporate some twists into your next cooldown. Yoga increases the oxygenation of your blood, which filters toxins out of your system. Yoga twists such as bow pose or revolved chair pose apply pressure and increase blood flow to your kidneys, liver, and digestive system, which are all integral in eliminating waste from your body.

Patience

Are you looking for a little more patience to get you through your day, week, or even month? One of the main elements of yoga is learning to let go and surrender to the moment. Learn to counterbalance any impatience and stress by holding a challenging pose for up to a minute. Yoga is an excellent opportunity to practice stillness – hopefully, you’ll be able to bring that practice to fruition during stressful times. Yoga enhances the mind-body connection and a positive emotional state.

Confidence

If you’re looking to feel stronger emotionally, yoga can increase your self-confidence. Practicing yoga is learning to harness strength both physically and emotionally. Learning to focus and to stay present under challenging postures will increase your physical strength, and you’ll also learn to trust yourself and your intuition more.

Yoga has so many benefits that can not only help you improve your strength and flexibility for other workouts but also positively affect so many other aspects of your life. Incorporate a yoga session into your routine once a week and experience the unexpected benefits of yoga you may not know about for yourself!

To a Fitter Healthier You,

Adriana Albritton

The Fitness Wellness Mentor

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