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For top fitness, experts agree that workout plans should contain all three components: aerobic conditioning, strength training, and stretching for flexibility. Many runners enjoy the fast pace, and may shun other types of workouts in favor of more running. Yoga may seem to slow and pointless. But that couldn’t be further from the truth. The benefits of yoga include both strength and flexibility, which can bring balance to the runners’ first love.

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Researchers now believe that regular participation in yoga exercises may reduce the level of inflammation in our bodies. Inflammation is the physiologic response to normal aging as well as stress, and has been implicated in a whole host of health problems, including arthritis, heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.

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Researchers out of the University of California, at Los Angeles (U.C.L.A.) have found that regular participation in yoga may help to prevent or alleviate symptoms of kyphosis, or hunched back, whereby the upper portion of the spine (thoracic) is curved by at least 40-45 degrees.

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Bikram Yoga was developed by Bikram Choudhury, a renowned Hatha Yoga Master currently living in California, over 30 years ago after sustaining a knee injury in a weight-lifting accident.

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Taking part in yoga on a regular basis appears to be associated with more thoughtful, and as a consequence healthier eating practices. It has been suggested that yoga can help prevent the onset of “middle-age spread” while promoting weight loss in overweight individuals.

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In another instance in support of the ancient healing arts, a new report has revealed that Hatha yoga increased the quality of life of asthma sufferers while decreasing the severity of their symptoms and lessening their reliance on their asthma medication.

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