Thank you for sharing this! As a regular yoga practitioner I love spreading the word about the benefits for both mind and body!! The HRV fact was great to learn as well.
I find it interesting that the AHA doesn't consider yoga to meet the requirements for weekly physical activity. I take hot power yoga classes 3-4 times a week, and I surely don't see it as an addition to my lifestyle, but part of the fabric that is my lifestyle. The specific type of yoga that I do, is vinyasa yoga in a heated room (95 degrees with 45% humidity) which is a flowing series of sun salutations, lunges, twists, balance postures, backbends, core strengthening, hip openers and inversions often referred to as Power Yoga. Designed to build core strength and flexibility while still maintaining focus on a meditative practice.
I do think that it's valuable to do multiple types of physical activity, still I may check with the AHA just to see their research angle on this as well :)
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Thank you for sharing this! As a regular yoga practitioner I love spreading the word about the benefits for both mind and body!! The HRV fact was great to learn as well.
I find it interesting that the AHA doesn't consider yoga to meet the requirements for weekly physical activity. I take hot power yoga classes 3-4 times a week, and I surely don't see it as an addition to my lifestyle, but part of the fabric that is my lifestyle. The specific type of yoga that I do, is vinyasa yoga in a heated room (95 degrees with 45% humidity) which is a flowing series of sun salutations, lunges, twists, balance postures, backbends, core strengthening, hip openers and inversions often referred to as Power Yoga. Designed to build core strength and flexibility while still maintaining focus on a meditative practice.
I do think that it's valuable to do multiple types of physical activity, still I may check with the AHA just to see their research angle on this as well :)
February 6, 2012 - 10:01pmThis Comment
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