Improvement in flexibility is one of the first and most obvious benefits of yoga. Usually during your first class you probably won’t even be able to touch your toes never mind do a backbend. But if you stick with it, you’ll notice a gradual loosening and eventually, even be able to do those and been different impossible poses which will eventually become possible. You’ll also probably noticed the aches and pains start to disappear. Guess what? That’s no coincidence. Tight hips can strain the knee joint due to improper alignment of the thin and shin ones. Tight hamstrings can lead to flattening of the lumbar spine, which can cause back pain. Inflexibility in muscles and connective tissue, such as fascia and ligaments, can cause poor posture.
Having strong back muscles not only make us look better but also protect our back from things like arthritis. When you build strength through yoga, you balance it with flexibility. If you just went to the gym , you might build strength at the expense of flexibility.
Keeping your head balanced directly over your spine takes less work for your neck and back muscles to support it. Poor posture can cause back,neck and other muscle and joint problems. As you slump down from bad posture, your body may compensate by flattening in the normal inwards curves in your neck and lower back. This can cause pain and degenerative arthrosis of the spine.
Yoga gets your blood flowing. The relaxation exercises you learn in yoga can help your circulation, especially in the feet and hands. Yoga also gets more oxygen to your cells, which function better as a result. Twisting poses are throught to wring out venous blood from internal organs and allow oxygenated blood to flow in once the twist is made.
As you can read, there are may benefits to trying out a yoga class. For further tips visit http://www.facebook.com/sandivw
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