There is much more to yoga than unique poses; it also involves reflective and self-disciplinary practices, such as meditation and breathing exercises.
Improve flexibility
Many who choose yoga do so to increase vital components of physical health - flexibility and mobility. Many types of yoga vary in intensity from high to moderate to mild. Yoga Stretch and Chair Yoga offers Connection Fitness members gentle and low-impact options to improve flexibility, range of motion, balance, and posture.
Increase strength and bone health.
Some yoga classes, like Connections Fitness Vinyasa Yoga, can help build strength and cardiovascular health while protecting joints. VinyasaYoga is a moderate-intensity yoga class that uses the breath to transition through energetic postures that help build strength, balance, and flexibility within each class session.
Many postures in yoga are isometric contractions, meaning the length of the muscles holding the pose doesn't change, though they are fully engaged. Isometric exercises — primarily when performed with the joints in flexion — have been found to increase bone density.
Yoga can help with burnout.
It seems like burnout — excessive exhaustion that impacts health — is at an all-time high. A recent study looking at burnout found that yoga-based meditation interventions helped significantly reduce the effects of burnout by improving interoceptive awareness (Actual Study). Yoga can help you listen to your body's signals internally and respond appropriately for greater health and resilience.
In short, yoga benefits your health on a wide range of fronts. Find the class that works best for you at Connections Fitness, and remember that a Medical Fitness yoga practice is investing in a difference in you!
Source: 16 Science-Based Benefits of Yoga (healthline.com)