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FITNESS AND YOGA
‘Yoga’ – It has become the new buzzword of the fitness
enthusiasts.
Yoga, having its origin in India, is one of the most widely adopted
fitness techniques across the globe. This fitness technique has
gained popularity owing to the simple nature of the exercises that
provide individuals with enormous benefits. There are different
forms of yoga that are that when practiced by individuals, help
them in improving their health and fitness.
Yoga had its origin in India during the ancient times and has slowly
gained prominence over the past decade. Yoga in Sanskrit means
‘unity’. Yoga helps individuals to unite the mind, body and spirit.
Yoga, when practiced regularly, provides the following benefits:
Calms the body from within
Frees the mind of tension and anxiety.
Promotes mental fitness.
Improves thinking capacity and concentration of an
individual apart from drastically improving the quality of
decisions made by the individual
Yoga is being promoted by a number of spiritual
and non-profit organizations and has gained wide
acceptance among the general public. Some of
the different forms of yoga are:
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Hatha Yoga
Bhakti Yoga
Raja Yoga
Jnana Yoga
Karma Yoga
Tantra Yoga
Each form of yoga has a specific purpose and is
unique in its own way. It is up to the individual to
decide what form suits them better and opt for it.
While there are a number of self-help books that
allow individuals to learn and practice yoga, it is
advisable to get enrolled in a training session
because the formative years in a yoga class are
very important to correctly comprehend the
technique and to properly practice it.
Whatever the form of yoga practiced, it unifies the
mind, body and spirit and leads to both physical
and mental fitness. To those who are deprived of
time and energy, after a hectic day, a short session
of yoga would rejuvenate and energize the
individual.
Each form of yoga has a specific purpose and is
unique in its own way. It is up to the individual to
decide what form suits them better and opt for it.