A regular yoga practice can benefit your sleep, heart health and more.
Here’s what you should know about the health benefits of yoga.
Yoga has always been touted as good for the mind and body.
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(Spoiler: there areand some are pretty surprising!)
Here’s what to know about practicing yoga for your health.
6 Health Benefits of Yoga
It lowers chronic inflammation.
Quick refresher: acute inflammation (e.g., the redness around a cut) is A-OK. ## It lessens stress.
(They also foster feelings of friendship and bonding, and friends are good for stress relief!)
It improves mental wellness.
Whether you have a diagnosable mental health condition or not, yoga is good for your mood and outlook.
It boosts heart health.
Keeping chronic inflammation in check (which yoga can help with) is valuable for heart health.
But yoga also offers some other heart-protective perks.
It encourages better sleep.
In addition to sleep quantity, yoga has been said to improve sleep quality.
It’s just as good as “traditional” exercise.
Elements of yoga like the various physical postures (called asanas) resemble physical fitness exercise.
Sometimes yoga is superior to conventional fitness exercise.
So get out there and take a class, or download an app for an at-home practice.
