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Yoga During Menstruation: Exercise During Periods | Yoga While Menstruating | Exercising During Menstruation

By pal | September 30, 2008

Yoga During Menstruation
“Can you do yoga while menstruating?” is a common question that women ask and people debate over. Traditionally, women are asked not to exercise during menstruation because periods are an exhausting time for a woman, with mood changes, fatigue, anxiety and lots of physical and hormonal changes happening in the body. Speaking about [...]

Difference Between Yoga and Aerobics

By pal | September 30, 2008

Yoga and Aerobics

Aerobics is a form of exercise where you use oxygen to mobilize the body’s energy sources (carbohydrate and fat) to fuel your movements, such as by running and jogging. All such exercises are done at a steady, rhythmic, repetitive rate. To find out if your exercise state is ‘aerobic’, this test works. If [...]

Difference Between Pilates, Yoga and Yogalates

By pal | September 30, 2008

Yoga, Pilates and Yogalates

Pilates: Pilates is a form of exercise that has recently become very popular though it was introduced by Joseph Pilates after World War 1. It is based on yoga in the sense that it uses body postures that work to build the core strength of the body. Your core muscles are those [...]

Difference Between Hatha, Ashtanga And Kriya Yoga

By pal | September 30, 2008

Types of Yoga
Hatha, Ashtanga and Kriya Yoga are just different forms of practicing yoga, but the basic core remains the same in all the three forms.

Hatha Yoga: Hatha yoga was a form of yoga introduced by Yogi Swatmarama in the 15th century in India. Hatha yoga considers ‘ha’ (sun) and ‘tha’ (moon), i.e. the two [...]

Practice Of Yoga For Flexibility And Toning

By pal | September 22, 2008

Yoga for Flexibility

Flexibility and toning are important aspects that are achieved in the practice of yoga. With increased flexibility and toning the body is rid of the numerous mental and physical stress and strains. In yoga philosophy, the symptoms and causes of pain and stress are due to the energy blocks or energy that has [...]