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General health and Yoga Weight and height are two parameters that can be useful in knowing the ideal body weight. According to the height and weight, dietary modifications can be done to gain and maintain an ideal weight. Apart from dietary modifications, exercise is also important for muscle development and reducing the fat content in the body.
Enhancement of height can be useful by yoga. Ranging from basic stretching exercises to yoga asana; it can be beneficial for gaining proper height. Some of the yoga poses like vriksha asana and padahastha asana as well as Surya namaskar are recommended for enhancement of height. Yoga for increasing can be useful in strengthening the spine and lower back, lengthening the hips and making it strong, improving the strength of the bones of the legs and stimulating the growth hormones. However enhancement of weight due to yoga is difficult. Exercises are available that can improve the muscle formation thus increasing the weight. Thus diet and exercises are the two factors that contribute to increased weight.
Yoga helps in toning up of the skin. Apart from natural products that are available for the skin, basic stretching of the face and massaging in circular motions for certain duration can help in blood circulation and enhance the quality of the skin. It avoids sagging and wrinkling of the skin. However a specific procedure for the same in yoga to eliminate dry skin problem is unavailable. Massaging with oils, stretching of the skin like eyes, mouth, nose and maintaining a balanced diet as far as possible can help in gaining beautiful skin.
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