Forms a healthy lifestyle
For many on a diet, their life revolves around eating
less and moving more. The regular practice of yoga will naturally have you
moving and as you do, you will be burning calories. Your spiritual and
emotional needs will also be met, which can encourage you to take a deeper look
at your weight and eating difficulties. You may even be inspired by yoga to be
a more conscious eater.
Lowers blood sugar
HDL (good cholesterol) is boosted, LDL (bad
cholesterol) is lowered, and blood sugar is lowered through the practice of
yoga. For those with diabetes, it has been found that yoga lowers blood sugar
in multiple ways: it encourages weight loss, it improves sensitivity to insulin
effects, and it lowers adrenaline and cortisol levels. By lowering your blood
sugar levels, you decrease the risk of diabetic complications such as
blindness, kidney failure, or heart attack.
Helps you to focus
Focusing on the present is an important part of yoga.
It has been found in studies that with regular yoga practice, there is
improvement in memory, reaction time, IQ scores, and coordination. It's been
demonstrated by those who practice Transcendental Meditation, that they have
the ability to recall information better, acquire information, and solve
problems more easily. This is most likely because they are not distracted by
their own thoughts, which, as you know, tend to be a disruption when trying to
solve a problem.
