subject: Yoga For Health And Fitness [print this page] Health is not merely absence of any disease but a state of complete physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing. Unfortunately, life has become so sedentary today that it has become a dream for most people to attain complete health and fitness. Daily new diseases are hitting headlines, challenging modern medical science and taking their toll on people's health and fitness.
In such a scenario, yoga can enlighten you and show you the path of holistic health. Yoga with its wide-ranging philosophy and science helps one to maintain not only a good physique but also a balanced mental, emotional, and spiritual state. People around the world are turning towards it because of its multi-faceted utility.
Yoga practices like asana and pranayam work very gently on human body. They detoxify and tone up the entire body and its organs, and bring them in a harmonious state. Yoga practices improve blood circulation throughout the body, slow down metabolic rate and heart rate, lower cholesterol level, and improve the functioning of all internal organs.
Yoga practices have proved their efficacy against many diseases like asthma, obesity, hypertension, heart disease, and diabetes, which are still challenging modern medical science. Yoga also advances the functioning of brain and prevents many diseases on regular practice.
Besides physical well-being, yogic practices like pranayam and meditation also lead to a healthy state of mind. According to the yogic philosophy, yoga is the cession of all mind fluctuation. Thus, yoga works more profoundly on the human psyche. Yoga balances the emotions, leads them in a healthy direction, and keeps mind healthy. Yogic practices strengthen the mind and prepare it to meet daily challenges of life. Yoga protects one from anxiety, stress, depression etc. and enriches one with a well developed psyche and physique.
Some yogic practices that can be done by people of all age groups to attain health and fitness are: Palm Tree Pose, Cow Face Pose, Relaxing Pose, Half Spinal Twist, Sun Salutation, Alternate Nostril Breathing, and Humming Bee Breath.
