How yoga may enhance heart health
04.19
In addition to boosting fitness and easing stress, yoga may also help you embrace a healthier lifestyle.
Many people think of yoga mainly as an activity that promotes flexibility and balance. But this ancient tradition also includes breathing exercises, relaxation, and meditation. Together, these practices can lead to measurable improvements in factors connected with cardiovascular health, such as lower blood pressure, better sleep, and less artery-damaging inflammation.
“There are four distinct but interconnected areas in which yoga has specific benefits, not just for heart disease but any disease,”
Says yoga researcher and neuroscientist Dr. Sat Bir Singh Khalsa, assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. Following are summaries of the four areas.
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