International Yoga Day 2021: Yoga is an ancient method to stay fit and keep your body calm. But it has now gained popularity due to the surprising health benefits it offers. Now even science has proved the benefits of yoga and also suggests adopting it as a daily habit. Yoga develops a relationship between your body, mind, and spirit through different body postures, meditation and breathing patterns. Yoga benefits both your mind and body. It tones your body, improves your focus and makes you feel more confident about yourself. When it comes to practising yoga daily you might be taking it as a difficult task to complete. But it is not. You can practice yoga in the comfort of your home or in your garden. It is the simplest way to stay healthy. This Yoga Day takes a pledge to practice yoga every day. Here are eight reasons why you must practice yoga daily.
Relieves stress
If you practice yoga regularly, it will reduce your stress significantly. Yoga uses meditation and particular breathing patterns which maintain mental health. Yoga is also helpful in reducing depression and sleep-related problems. Yoga reduces the levels of cortisol, which is a hormone that triggers stress. Hence, yoga is very helpful in improving your mental health and keeps all your stress at bay.
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Boosts immunity
Yoga helps in improving immunity. It boosts your immune system health by stimulating the lungs, heart, and digestive system. It heals and enhances every cell of your body. It also motivates you to eat healthily and improves metabolism.
Reduces inflammation
Chronic inflammation can lead to severe diseases like diabetes, cancer or heart diseases. Practising yoga every day will help you prevent inflammation. It controls all the possible reasons which lead to inflammation.
Increases flexibility
Yoga involves stretching of muscles in various ways. It may take some time but if you practice yoga daily you will notice the changes yourself. Back bending or touching your feet will become easy just after a few days. It also strengthens muscles which will reduce frequent straining of the muscles.
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Improves posture
Your sitting job will not only hurt your spine but will also make you feel tired all day long. There are various yoga asanas which you can practice to improve your posture and reduce the stress on your spine. It will also prevent pain in your neck and lower back.
Maintains your weight
Yoga is a great way to work out and reduce your body weight. It can help you tone your body and maintain your size. It can work wonders in reducing weight and help you achieve the desired weight.
Improves heart health
Yoga improves heart health by increasing blood circulation to the heart. It also reduces the risk of developing heart diseases. It balances your blood pressure which slows the progression of heart diseases. Yoga also reduces bad cholesterol in the body.
It will make you more energetic
After practising yoga you will feel energetic throughout the day. It increases your energy level. It energizes you by increasing the flow of blood in the body. You also take more oxygen when you practice yoga, which also acts as a contributor to the overall energy to the body.
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