Yoga health benefits beyond the mat
Weight control
Mindfulness developed through yoga can make you more sensitive to cues of hunger and fullness, which helps you develop a more positive relationship with food.
Mindful eating
Being more aware of how your body feels carries over to mealtimes as you savor each bite or sip and notice how food smells, tastes, and feels in your mouth.
Better body image
Focusing inward during yoga helps you to be more satisfied with your body and less critical of it.
Overall fitness
Practicing yoga a couple of weeks increases muscle strength and flexibility, boosts endurance, and tunes up your heart, lungs, and blood vessel.
Heart benefits
Yoga can help lower blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar, all of which are good for your heart and blood vessel.
