Yoga Treatment-Another form of exercise

Yoga treatment is the another form of exercise. All physical exercise including yoga , are beneficial for body as well as they reduces the stress on the body and they also make our bones and muscles strong. However, unlike other exercises, yoga techniques place the physical body in positions that also cultivate awareness, relaxation, concentration and meditation. Due to that on can get recovery from lots of medical illness like head pain, back pain etc.

Yoga asanas are that type of excercise which can be practice by anyone irrespective of his/her age.Yoga is an ancient practice that benefits every age and body type.Yoga asanas and exercises are different from each other, but both aim to similar purpose that is to make our body fit and fine. 

The following points are the main difference between exercise and yoga asanas

• In yogasanas, we should synchronized breathe with the movements where as this is not in exercise.
• Energy should preserved in yoga asanas, whereas it is expended in exercise.
• Yoga lays a lot of stress on awareness, whereas in exercises it may not be there. Here Awareness is in context of deliberately feeling sensations in the body-the physical movement, movement of pranayam, concentration on an area of the body or chakra asanas, etc.
• Yoga asanas have the concept of counter-poses, whereas it is not in other exercises.
• In yoga backward bends are followed by forward bends and vice versa, and that whatever is practiced on one side of the body is repeated on the other side.
• Asanas motivate the parasympathetic nervous system, while exercises stimulate the sympathetic nervous system only.
• When yoga asanas are performed, it help in control respiration and metabolic rates which leads to slow down, and the consumption of oxygen and body temperature drop down Whereas in exercise, the breath and metabolism speed up, and oxygen consumption and body temperature rise very rapidly.
• Physical exercises leads to overwork the joints and can often cause rheumatism and inflexibility later in life. The opposite is the case with asanas.
• In yoga asanas, glands and internal organs are strengthened which leads to overall development of over body; whereas in physical exercises, muscles are strengthened.
• Physical exercise tends to build up toxins in the body, whereas asanas eliminate them.

Hence the overall conclusion is that the yoga is beneficial for all person whether it is young child or an old person.