So I have blogged recently about how yoga is good for physical strength of bones and muscles, and flexibility of muscles and soft tissue. But how else is a regular practice physically beneficial? Here are my top 14 physical benefits: 1. Builds strength in our bones and muscles 2. Increases flexibility of muscles and soft tissue to enable full joint range of movement 3. Encourages good blood supply to your spine 4. Increases heart rate and blood flow, and long-term reduces ove

Last post I wrote about the 2 main reasons we work on physical strength in Yoga. See below link if you haven't read: https://www.namibyogi.co.uk/post/the-2-main-reasons-we-work-on-our-physical-strength-in-yoga Now onto flexibility. Firstly, what is flexibility? Flexibility is the range of motion in a joint or group of joints or the ability to move joints effectively through a complete range of motion. So if we don't keep our body flexible, then our joints become less able to

1. Bone strength: Why is it important to keep our bones strong? 🧘🏻‍♀️ Our bones are living structures and are constantly being re-created. 🧘🏻‍♀️ Strong bones give our body structure 🧘🏻‍♀️ Strong bones protect our organs 🧘🏻‍♀️ Strong bones anchor muscles 🧘🏻‍♀️ Strong bones store calcium for the use of our cells and preventing injury. Most men and women reach their maximum bone density at around age 30. For women you can lose bone density rapidly in the few years afte