Yoga is an excellent addition to any exercise or fitness program. Most sports and fitness activities focus on a specific set of muscles and use that set repetitively. Yoga is a balancing activity which requires many areas of the body.
Many poses are practiced in both directions, to ensure equal stretch and strengthening on both sides of the body. Other poses are balanced by their very nature requiring many diverse muscle groups to perform.
A good start to a yoga practice is the ever-popular Sun Salutation, a sequence that is many thousands of years old. It is performed twice, once to the right, and again to the left to maintain balance. This will take just a few minutes and will expand and release many areas tight from other activities.
By adding a short yoga practice before or after your sports or fitness program, you can let your body use all your muscles, not just a select few.
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