Yoga has a beneficial effect on the body, - so anyone who engages in this discipline. Now scientists confirm this fact for skeptics, writes the Italian edition of Panorama (translated on the site Inopressa. Ru).

When we hear the word "yoga", we immediately represent the "lotus" pose: crossed legs, very straight back, hands on knees, breathing is slow and rhythmic, according to the Internet edition for girls and women from 14 to 35 years old Pannochka. Net But this is only one of the positions in which the body is brought during exercises. Moreover, this is one of the initial positions that helps, first of all, to concentrate on the body and on the breathing process: on a very slow inspiration and very slow exhalation.

Monthly edition Newton publishes the results of a study conducted by scientists from the University of Milan. In the course of the experiment, a group of yoga teachers engaged in this discipline for at least four years. "The first results," said Arsenio Weikshteinas, head of the study, "indicate that, unlike those who lead a sedentary lifestyle, the percentage of fat is reduced by 40% in people practicing yoga, the muscle mass is increased by 30-40% , The bones are denser, the blood pressure is lower ". In other words, the ideal sport for people with high blood pressure.

It should be noted that in fact there are several types of different types of yoga, different "branches" of the same basic technique. In these versions, the types of positions are not changed, but the order of the exercises or the emphasis on certain positions, as well as the time during which you need to stay in certain poses.

Discipline consists of positions (asana) and movements (mudra), which, in addition to improving the mobility of joints or strengthening the muscles, stimulate the chakras, energy centers associated with various functions of the body and the psychophysical state.

It may seem that we are talking about "sitting sport".

This ancient discipline of oriental origin has not only a therapeutic, stimulating and purifying effect on internal organs, but, as the study says, it has a beneficial effect on the appearance, because a yogi learns a sports figure. Taking different positions, the body and the brain learn self-discipline and control. The position of the body is corrected by micro-motions, which move the muscles, which are usually little or nonexistent.

Yoga combines the positive effects of two types of sports: aerobic, those that require physical endurance, and anaerobic, requiring a short but intense effort (like lifting weights).

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