In today’s fast-paced world, many people are on a quest to shed those extra pounds and achieve a healthier body.
While there are countless diets and exercise routines to choose from, yoga has gained significant popularity as an approach to weight loss.
Yoga has long been seen as a good way to get into exercise – a beginner’s approach to leading a healthier life. However, if you have never tried your hand at yoga before, joining a class can understandably seem like a daunting prospect.
So, if you are in the process of trying to decide whether yoga is a good fit for you and your exercise goals, we’ve put together five reasons why you should give yoga a chance!
I guess for some of you, it’s pretty hard to believe that at the turn of the century, yoga was seen as a form of bodybuilding. All that chanting and bending can’t be good for anything, right? Not quite…
Consistent yoga practice and its benefits do not seem to sit well with bodybuilding as partners in crime. To some it seems counterintuitive: if the aim is to make gains, to shorten and build muscle, why you would include a protocol associated with muscle lengthening?
