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5 Reasons You Should Include Yoga In Your Weekly Workout

You may think that yoga is still just a hot new trend, however, there are many good reasons so many people are grabbing the right outfit from curvesncombatboots.com, a yoga mat, and including yoga in their weekly workout routine. Once you experience it first hand, it’s not hard to start seeing the health benefits that it offer.

Let’s have a look at some of the reasons below: 

Better Mobility And Flexibility

Improved mobility and flexibility is probably recognized the most as a health benefit from doing yoga. But do you understand why it is so important? Having poor joint mobility and muscle flexibility are the two most common causes of musculoskeletal injuries in the body.  Although everyone is different, they all have the ability to improve on their mobility and flexibility through using yoga. Before you know it, you will be the master of your chaturanga and touching your toes. 


It Builds Your Muscle Strength

As well as improving flexibility, yoga is really good for building muscle strength. Ok, so you’re not going to become ultra-strong by practising yoga, however, you will definitely see the benefit of more toned muscles through holding various yoga poses. The more yoga you practise, the more you will see an improvement in your balance. Yoga helps you to train your nervous system to respond faster and engage with more of your muscles.  This result in increased muscle strength, which can also help prevent any injuries from other workouts. 


Improves Your Posture

There are many people who struggle with poor posture, but they don’t seem to think it is a big deal. In reality, having poor posture can have a massive implication on your overall health. You certainly don’t need to be in a serious accident to damage your body and spine. It is important for you to have a proper alignment throughout the day in order for you to function properly. Yoga can help you to keep good posture and improve your muscle strength, balance, and flexibility. 


Improves Your Core Strength

When people think about core strength they instantly think about their abdominal muscles. Yes, your abs are part of your core, however, so are your back muscles, your diaphragm and pelvis floor muscles. They all work together to stabilize and support your spine and body as one. If you are less active and as you age, these muscles can respond slower and become weaker. Yoga is a fantastic way to strengthen your core muscles. A lot of the poses in yoga engage these muscles and also helps to lower your blood pressure and reduce stress levels.



Improves Your Sleep

As well as the benefits you see above, you will also see an improvement in your sleep. Especially if you do it on a regular basis. There are many people who suffer from bad sleep because of stress and tension in the body, completing regular yoga can help to reduce the tension in your joints and muscle, take away the stress in your body, and clear your mind. 


These are five great reasons why you should include yoga in your weekly workout routine. Do you include it already? Do you see any other benefits? Please share them in the comments below.


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