Among the many other benefits that yoga brings to body and spirit, it turns out yoga is good for your heart! A new review of 37 clinical trials was just published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology that came to the happy conclusion that doing regular yoga is as good for the health of your heart as other cardiovascular exercise such as brisk walking or cycling. Many of the subjects in the trials who began doing regular yoga showed a decrease in blood pressure, weight and cholesterol, all risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
Because yoga can be done individually, at a very low cost, it is beginning to gain respect as an alternative form of exercise that can bring just as many health benefits as activities that are traditionally seen as “better” exercise like walking and cycling.
Find an article summarizing the review in more detail here: www.webmd.com/heart/news/20141216/yoga-may-cut-heart-disease-risk-factors
And next time you’re on your mat, know you’re doing good things for your heart, along with the rest of your body and mind!
Because yoga can be done individually, at a very low cost, it is beginning to gain respect as an alternative form of exercise that can bring just as many health benefits as activities that are traditionally seen as “better” exercise like walking and cycling.
Find an article summarizing the review in more detail here: www.webmd.com/heart/news/20141216/yoga-may-cut-heart-disease-risk-factors
And next time you’re on your mat, know you’re doing good things for your heart, along with the rest of your body and mind!
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