Until now we knew that yoga provides us with calm, relaxation and helps clear the mind of negative thoughts. But recent researches have shown that yoga benefits many other aspects as well.
1. Yoga increases your energy. Morning yoga activates your body by increasing oxygen uptake and stimulating blood flow throughout the body, providing energy to you throughout the day.
2. Yoga boosts your metabolism.
3. Yoga strengthens your spine, helping you get a better posture, relieves back pain and prevents back injuries.
4. Yoga detoxifies you from the effects of environmental and food pollution through internal «massage» of the organs.
5. Yoga increases the feeling of gratitude. Science says that a sense of gratitude enhances our health, relieves depression and anxiety and increases the sense of pleasure in life.
6. Yoga reduces inflammation. Studies have shown that yoga reduces pro-inflammatory molecules in the body, inhibiting the growth of cancer and benefiting those with arthritis and fibromyalgia.
7. Yoga offers you good circulation. These exercises help good blood circulation and relieve the symptoms of indigestion.
8. The deep breath raises your mood as it helps to produce hormones that give pleasure to the brain.
9. Yoga burns a lot of calories, if you choose Hot Yoga at 40 degrees. The heat helps the muscles and tendons to gain flexibility, which prevents injuries and makes exercises easier. During one lesson you can burn up to 1.000 and 1-2 liters of sweat is eliminated.
10. Yoga enhances libido. According to a study published in the journal Sex and Marital Therapy, yoga can increase erotic mood, because it helps you get acquainted to your body!
