{"id":1134,"date":"2015-09-07T19:36:03","date_gmt":"2015-09-07T19:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianbodybuilding.co.in\/Articles\/?p=1134"},"modified":"2015-09-07T19:38:06","modified_gmt":"2015-09-07T19:38:06","slug":"yoga-for-basic-fitness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianbodybuilding.co.in\/Articles\/yoga-for-basic-fitness\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoga For Your Basic Fitness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yoga is rooted in India, and it\u2019s gone international but do any of us know what it really means as a form of fitness? \u00a0The various movements or \u201casanas\u201d as we have all seen, seem to involve twisting and turning the body in various ways. To some it would seem impossible and they turn away. They would be wrong to do that without understanding what it is.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" ><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Main_336x280 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:336px;height:280px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3247500487073208\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9364966176\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>The root Sanskrit word \u201cyuj\u201d means \u201cto join\u201d. Join what, would be the obvious question. Holding those poses would require certain faculties to be engaged and here is where you will get your answer. It is only through a \u201cjoining\u201d of your mind, your body and your spirit that one would be able to learn and finally master the asanas.<\/p>\n<p>There are various forms of yoga, from simple to complex.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hatha yoga<\/strong><br \/>\nThis form focuses on holding static poses with breath control and it is slow paced.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vinyasa yoga<\/strong><br \/>\nThis form focuses on various lunging, bending and stretching movements, which require balance, strength and flexibility with breath control. It is done at a slightly faster pace.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ashtanga yoga<\/strong><br \/>\nThis form involves a series of set poses done in a faster pace, requiring strength, balance and flexibility, mind control, breath control and tons of discipline to execute and is done only by those who have been practicing yoga for many years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A few other forms have been created by modern gurus, but rest assured, the above mentioned forms are perfect and enough in themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Keeping oneself fit for life is a demanding but rewarding process as anyone who does it everyday will agree.\u00a0 Choosing a form for oneself is the hard part. So here\u2019s why you won\u2019t be wrong if you choose yoga!<\/p>\n<p>Firstly, Yoga requires immense CONCENTRATION in order to move through and hold the asanas. What could be better than that to develop your mental faculties that can help you in your work and daily life?<\/p>\n<p>The poses require you to have fairly good FLEXIBILITY in order to twist and turn as the asanas are complicated in the postures.<\/p>\n<p>Some asanas require you to hold poses for a certain length of time, so MUSCLE\u00a0 STRENGTH and MUSCLE ENDURANCE develop.<\/p>\n<p>Many poses, in the slightly more advanced forms, require you to sometimes be on one leg or one arm, so a high degree of BALANCE and CORE STRENGTH is a must.<\/p>\n<p>You require to breathe deeply and rhythmically to oxygenate all your muscles while you hold the poses. That needs BREATH CONTROL. So proper breathing becomes second nature to you. If we think about it, we are sometimes breathing less and sometimes more, as the various levels and types of stress of life affect us.<br \/>\n<div class=\"e3lan e3lan-in-post2\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Below Header -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3247500487073208\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5121188972\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\nAs you start, progress and get better, you will then be able \u00a0to move through all the sequences faster, so AGILITY develops and with it the cardiovascular effect gets better. You can repeat the sequences as many time as as possible so\u00a0 CARDIOVASCULAR ENDURANCE gets better too. Weight loss, if you are looking for that, will definitely happen<\/p>\n<p>In order to integrate all of the above requirements together so that you can, with practice, begin to hold and enjoy all the asanas easily in a smooth flow of movement, you need to have the DISCIPLINE to be able to bring your mind, body and spirit together.\u00a0 Once you achieve that, yoga is a brilliant form of holistic fitness that is great for anyone, anywhere. Whatever other exercises you may choose to do is up to you. But as a BASIC \u00a0form of FITNESS FOR LIFE, you can\u2019t go wrong if you choose yoga. \u00a0It is MEDITATION in action!<\/p>\n<p>Your life itself becomes calmer, more in your control, so less stress and a happier, healthier you.<\/p>\n<p>So go for it!\u00a0 Start today and you\u2019ll never regret it !!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yoga is rooted in India, and it\u2019s gone international but do any of us know what it really means as a form of fitness? \u00a0The various movements or \u201casanas\u201d as we have all seen, seem to involve twisting and turning the body in various ways. 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