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MODULE-3 Awareness of Lifestyle Disorders
Holistic Health
General Health: Modern life is very stressful, and there is more pollution in
our surrounding. People living in big cities have to face several problems, and
one of them is laziness. Even 10-20 minutes of Yog can awaken you fully. Better
health means better life.

Better flexibility and posture: We must do yog regularly to make body flexible
and stable and balance in posture. Regular yog practice, stretches and tones the
body muscles and also makes them strong. It also helps improve your body
Note posture when you stand, sit, sleep or walk. This would, in turn, help relieving

your body ache due to incorrect posture.

Increases blood flow: Due to yog practice, metabolism increases blood flow.
The body gets more oxygenated by doing yog, and heart works efficiently.
Oxygenated muscles can generate good force; stay active, do work efficiently.

Helps increase focus and concentration: Yog helps your body to feel relaxed.
This means that you are less stressed and can quickly focus on your work. That’s
why children and teenagers are also encouraged to do yog because it helps them
focus on their study better.

Makes you sleep better: Stress free body and inner peace provide platform to
relax body that promotes sound sleep without waking up in mid night and
changing your body posture. A good sleep is required for a better day. If you are
sleepy during the day, it is most likely you won’t be able to do any better and
may loose opportunities.

Builds strength: Practice of yog provides strength to the muscles and bones. It
helps in maintaining good posture and developing confidence to do work.

Weight loss: There are different types of yogic practices which help in losing
weight like Sun Salutation and Kapal Bhati pranayama. Regular practice of yog
helps us to form a habit to sensitise our body and its needs which further check
food intake and calories consumption.

Stress relief: Regular yog practice helps to calm down the level of stress that
accumulate during traveling, house work or in office.

Improves intuition: Meditation is a powerful tool to improve intuition ability.
An individual can realize, what is the need of a situation, and how to get positive
results etc. Yog is a continuous process, regular practice gives reflective results.

Practising regular yog in day to day life leads to good health and better relation
with community. Yog is not only to maintain health but also to cure diseases.

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