yoga for good health
Awhile ago, we were discussing about which exercise provides the most benefits for the body and the entire whole being, and we all agreed on one thing. I guess I have not written about it before, but one of my favorite exercises aside from playing basketball, swimming and doing capoeira, would be yoga. My younger brother Jay and I, together with my best buddy Oz used to attend yoga classes. It costs more than the other exercise class I’ve attended but it’s really worth it. It’s great not only for relaxation but as well as for the body and spirit. It makes you feel relieved from stress and you feel so refreshed after. But one must take note that yoga should be learned with proper guidance, otherwise it maybe detrimental to your health and may cause unwanted muscle or joint sprains, or even worse, because it could cause damage to your spine. So, if you are interested in doing it, look for an authentic and trained instructor.
There are a lot of benefits of doing yoga, toning your muscles would be one, but if they don’t get toned don’t feel frustrated because you are getting the best exercise for your lungs as well as for your internal organs. Many people seem to overlook the advantages of yoga for man. It makes your blood pressure stable, develops good breathing and releases toxins from your body.
There are actually different types of yoga exercise, there’s even a funny way of doing it called the laughing yoga, but it’s really fun. Here’s a video that I found that may inspire you to do yoga as well, next time I’ll post something about capoeira.
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Mar 16th, 2008 at 9:19 am
when are you goin to post about capoeira? yogo is interesting… do you also do the humming?