Health Benefits of Yoga

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Is yoga on your list of New Year’s resolutions? If it is, you’re in luck because yoga is incredibly beneficial for both your mind and body. If yoga isn’t on your list of resolutions this year, maybe it will be after you learn more about it!

According to the American Osteopathic Association, yoga is a healing system of theory and practice, which helps to create strength, purpose, awareness, and harmony in the mind and body. If you suffer from body aches and pains, yoga is especially beneficial at getting to the root of the problem and preventing other types of medical conditions.

Yoga is a series of stretches, poses, and breathing techniques. The relaxation techniques in yoga can help to ease chronic pain, such as pain from arthritis, headaches, carpal tunnel syndrome, or back pain. Yoga has also been proven to lower blood pressure, reduce insomnia, and even assist in weight loss. Most importantly, yoga is excellent for protection from injury and keeping the body safe and stress-free.

When practiced regularly, yoga can improve muscle strength, tone, and flexibility, and it can also improve energy and vitality. Yoga can help to balance a person’s metabolism and assist in weight reduction, while also improving circulatory health. If weight loss is a goal for the New Year, yoga can help you to feel great, manage stress, and assist in weight loss. Of course, eating plenty of fruits and vegetables in conjunction with practicing yoga and other forms of aerobic exercise is even better.

If you are interested in learning more about yoga or would like to give Pilates a try, which helps to improve physical strength, flexibility, posture, and enhance mental awareness, please contact Premier Health Chiropractors. Our experienced and licensed chiropractors can help you to make informed decisions for improving your health and weight in the New Year.

Premier Health can also provide nutritional counseling or other natural and non-invasive services such as therapeutic exercises, acupuncture, corrective exercises, massage therapy, kinesio taping, the graston technique, ice-heat therapy, muscle stimulation, or sports chiropractic.

If you’d like to learn more about chiropractic care and the other services and programs offered, please contact Premier Health Chiropractors to schedule an appointment at one of our five Twin Cities locations. Whether you live in Bloomington, Minneapolis, Plymouth, St. Paul, or South St. Paul, one of our licensed chiropractors will be assist you with your needs.

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