Science-Based Benefits of Yoga
From Your Heart to Your Spine
There’s a reason 20.4 million Americans practice yoga. Whether you come to your mat to become more limber, or just to be away from your phone for an hour, yoga offers a host of health benefits. Here are those backed by science.
While we typically think of yoga as just poses, the postures are just one of the eight limbs of yoga. Breathing exercises and meditation are two other limbs of yoga that also offer health benefits.