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Is yoga really harmful?

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Is yoga really harmful?

What, then, is yoga? What does scientific research say about it? Recently, however, there has been a lot of controversy about regular yoga practice, its drawbacks and advantages. Is it worth taking the time to practice it regularly?

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1. Is this yoga at all what it is, what its assumptions are?

Yoga combines work with breath (pranayama), meditation (dhyana) with physical exercises (asanas). For example yoga vinyas focuses on combining breath with movement, while yoga Iyengara on the practice of static asanas (A. Zapela, E. It is also worth noting that yogis promote a healthy lifestyle as well as proper lifestyles.

2. Why it's worth practicing yoga

The lengthening process of the spine involves activating the muscles to work, so that the intervertebral circles are relieved. Exercises in the lying position are relaxing and also relieving the spinal cord. The forelegs also contribute to increased spinal mobility, as well as being relaxing to the lumbar region and the musculoskeletal group (M. Juszczyk, J. Grabara,J. Szczybara, 2004). Regna yoga allows the body to develop the ability to control breathing dust.

3. Yoga in the light of scientific research

Interestingly, these individuals are often not directly related to the fitness industry, nor do they have adequate knowledge in the field of health and fitness. However, if for 12 weeks the subjects studied engaged in 55-minute exercises twice a week and exercised three 20-minute sessions on human health, what do the researchers say? Individuals who were diagnosed with hypertensive yoga, of course, are advised to change their lifestyle and diet. A study in which 90 individuals with pre-hypertensive and hypertension were involved was conducted, but it was noted that the number of people who regularly practice yoga and regularly practise yoga was found to be significantly lower than that of the first group of people with regular exercise.

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