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About Hatha Yoga
Hatha Yoga encompasses many general styles of yoga, it was popularized in the early 20th century. Hatha Yoga uses yogic postures, or asanas, to enable the system to sustain higher level of energy. Through breathing exercises in combination with physical poses, Hatha Yoga seeks to cleanse and connect the mind and body. Today, although this is still the ultimate goal of Hatha Yoga – in Western culture, the physical aspects and benefits of Hatha Yoga are the most widely recognized. Slow movements and deep breathing increase blood flow and warm up muscles, while holding a pose can build strength.
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Reverse agingThrough flexibility training, you can regain the mobility of someone 10 years younger. This helps you enjoy your favorite activities, move without pain, and gives you confidence in your body.
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Improve your slipMuscle cramps, poor posture, and abnormal breathing patterns can be greatly reduce with proper pre-bed stretching exercises.
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Avoid injuriesTight muscles don’t cause injuries; poor movement patterns do. When you are tight and unbalanced, your body creates work-arounds that get you into trouble. People with tight hips are and hamstrings often externally rotate their hips and swing their legs when they walk or run. People with tight shoulders are often in a constant hunch. People with tight psoas muscles often sway their back and stick out their bum. These imbalances lead to lower back, neck, and injuries, among others.
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Reduce pain, stress and tensionDid you know that mental and emotional stress can also get trapped in your shoulders, hips, and lower back? Stress changes your body language, and when that become chronic, pain and tension can manifest in trigger points in your body. Targeted stretching is perhaps the best remedy. Joint pain, muscle soreness, and cramping can be reduced (and even eliminated) with intelligent mobility training. Many are surprised to learn that lower back pain is often a result of tight hip flexors, that neck pain can be due to locked-up shoulders, and that their hamstrings can trigger dozens of aches in the body.
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Improve circulationResearch shows that an intelligent stretching routing promotes vasodilation, increasing circulation, and boosting the health of effected tissues. Flexibility training unblocks stuck areas and helps to naturally improve whole body circulation.
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Increased muscle strength and toneYoga is a lot more than just glorified stretching. Yoga are way better than lifting, when performed correctly certain asanas can target your muscles, torch your core, and aid in functional strength gains.
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Improved respiration, energy and vitalityApart from breathing exercises, there are of cause also physical yoga poses that support the respiratory system in doing its work by expanding the lungs and giving them space to breath, by activating the different body parts and stimulating the blood flow so that Oxygen can be provided until the tips of your toes.
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Maintaining a balanced metabolismYoga’s breathing techniques improve one’s oxygen intake and warm up the body. This increases the speed of metabolism. Yoga poses also stimulate and strengthen our endocrine organs, revving up metabolic rate further.
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Cardio and circulatory healthYoga is a heart booster… Beyond off-loading stress, practicing yoga may help lower blood pressure and blood glucose.
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