The physical benefits of yoga
The physical benefits of yoga are embodied in improving the health of the body and reducing sometimes intractable pain, such as: lower back pain, arthritis, headaches, and carpal tunnel syndrome. It may also reduce blood pressure and insomnia that occurs to humans, [1] Below is an explanation of the most important physical benefits of yoga when practicing it. regularly
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Improving the strength and balance of the body, in addition to increasing its flexibility, since slow movements and deep breathing increase blood flow and warm up the muscles, and fixing the body in a certain position for some time increases its strength.
2- Reducing back pain and improving body movement in people who suffer from this pain as a result of practicing basic stretching exercises, and sometimes yoga is used as a primary treatment for chronic lower back pain.
3- Reducing the symptoms of arthritis, which are tender joint pain and swelling that sometimes affects them.
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Reducing stress and inflammation levels in all parts of the body, which means promoting and strengthening heart health, and it also reduces some of the factors that contribute to and prevent heart disease, such as reducing high blood pressure and losing excess weight.
5- Improving sleep health by preparing the body for sleep and continuing it for hours that lead to a healthy body.
6- Improve social communication by participating in yoga exercises with others, and promote and improve self-care.
The psychological benefits of yoga The benefit of yoga is not limited to the body alone, as these ancient exercises combine physical benefits with mental and psychological benefits.
1- Promote relaxation of the body that reduces stress, by reducing the secretion of the hormone cortisol, which is responsible for raising the level of tension and stress, in addition to reducing anxiety to improve psychological and mental health. For example, meditation exercises train the soul to control stress.
2- Facilitating self-dealing with feelings of anxiety, and also reducing anxiety disorder that occurs to a person after exposure to a trauma, whose symptoms include severe anxiety and fear after exposure to traumatic accidents, by practicing calm exercises and a sense of inner peace.
3- Improving the quality and quality of life by improving mood and reducing the feeling of fatigue, in addition to reducing the symptoms of chemotherapy for cancer patients, which include nausea, vomiting, and staying in oneself better, in addition to that, it improves the quality of sleep and increases the opportunity to make friends through exercise and get to know others.
4- Reducing symptoms of depression and sometimes preventing it from happening or hiding it completely, as yoga reduces the secretion of cortisol, which in turn affects the level of serotonin, and serotonin is the neurotransmitter that is associated with the occurrence of depression, and exercises that focus on deep, continuous and regular breathing help in this field.