Yoga

ahmadmartin32
ahmadmartin32 Posts: 2 Member
edited November 19 in Introduce Yourself
hey guys! I'm really into strength training but yoga has caught my eye enough to want to try it...what are the benefits of yoga?

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  • InProgressFitChick
    InProgressFitChick Posts: 3 Member
    I did yoga for about a year and stopped with my busy school schedule but I am planning to get back into it myself. There are tons of great benefits. A few for me included

    -Better flexibility. This actually helps in many aspects of working out improving your range of motion.
    - Improved strength. Core, legs, arms, everything
    - Muscle control
    - Mental strength/Focus- fell in love with meditation when I was doing martial arts so of course I appreciate this part of yoga!

    Not sure if you were looking for a general or strictly male perspective, but there's an Instagram page you might like of a man that does it. If you want the name, I can message it.
  • yoginimary
    yoginimary Posts: 6,789 Member
    Try it - try a couple of different styles (yin, ashtanga, iyengar, viniyoga) - see what you think.

    The benefits for me have been much more mental than physical, even though I'm mostly working on the physical level.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    well, if you're like me and most other people, you're not quite as dedicated to stretching as you should be, foregoing any real stretching to just a casual couple of minutes after your workout.

    I started doing yoga once a week about a month ago, and have really enjoyed it. it's an hour of stretching and quiet time. there are a lot of misconceptions about yoga, like you have to quiet your mind (you don't), or already have to be flexible, etc etc. i've gone to hatha yoga, which is a lot of seated and standing poses, holding them for a few seconds, and a power yoga class that is a little bit more intense and quick moving, but not as stretchy.

    check this out. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/self/8-things-no-one-tells-you-about-doing-yoga_b_7497374.html?1433600328&ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    I want to preface this by saying I am an aerial yoga instructor
    and there are many differnet types of yoga.
    hatha is great for beginners usually as it is more posed focused
    vinasyna is more flow and I have found to be more aerobic
    power yoga is more focused I feel on building muscle but is still very aerobic
    bikram is good but I am not a fan of hot yoga where they bump up the temperature to 90+F

    Then there is restorative, which is more stretchy
    Yin where you hold poses for a long time-some people find a great amount of emotional release here too

    then there are others like what I do. Where we use fabric and gravity to deepen our stretches, invert, swing, etc

    benefits per webmd

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