Daily Yoga Exercises

 

Yoga Exercises are some of the best things you can add to your workout routine. Yoga has been around for thousands of years and it is a proven way to build lean muscle, increase flexibility and improve your stamina.  While the mat exercises are a great workout for people of all fitness levels there is more to yoga than just the movement and the poses. 

 

Yoga means "union" but another definition of Yoga is the "cessation of the fluxuation of the mind." Basically the purpose of Yoga is to enable you to live a focused life.  Yoga is often associated with the Hindu religion but , the truth is, Yoga is only concerned with enabling the individual to be the best "person" they can be.   I must admit that I wasn't too excited about doing yoga the first time but after a couple of sessions I was hooked. Yes sometimes you do feel stupid in some of the positions but give it a chance and you will see that yoga exercises are one of the best and quickest ways to total body health. Not only do you work up a good sweat but you stretch your muscles and joints, build solid muscles, improve stability, build a rock solid core and calm your mind and body all at the same time.  Since all yoga movements revolve around proper breathing you will find that breath control becomes much easier during your other exercises also.

I definitely recommend utilizing yoga exercises as a great way to expand your workout routines. Do them alone or try adding different posses between reps while lifting or between Sprints to kick your workout to another level.

 

 

Yoga Poses