Can Yoga be considered an exercise

Connie975

Hi guys, 

Can Yoga be considered an Exercise. I am just curious. 

Tuah Bao

I believe Yoga is an exercise because it still requires physical effort to improve health. However, there are debates on whether Yoga is considered as sport.

Natalie222

I also think that yoga can consider an exercise as you train, but slowly and most exercises aim at stretching.

engagement123

I believe that any physical movements coupled with the intentions to improve your health is an exercise. And yoga fits that bill.

mrsweet

I do yoga on a regular basis and it helps me alot mentally and physically. It's that 1 hour that I only focus on my poses and not think about work.

Ross-lew

Yoga is absolutely one of them exercise. It requires a lot of physical effort, as well as mental one.

While practicing yoga, you'll improve your stamina, flexibility, and strengthen your muscles. Moreover, it's a form of mental health training. Yoga helps fight anxiety, depression and mental disorders, if any.

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laughs

It depends on the level. Some yogic movements, postures, and stances require immense physical strength. They require arm strength, core strength, glute strength, and cardiovascular strength. Nonetheless, yoga is regularly performed by beginners and amateurs. It is exercise either way. Hope this helps :)

SummersN

Yoga still tightens the muscles, it has power poses, so this is an exercise. 
I perfectly tightened my body during yoga.

YvonneQ

Sure. Your muscles work not less than any other physical activity. Moreover, yoga is not only a great exercise for your body but for your soul as well. It helps to resist stress and get relaxation.

Sapna

Yes, Yoga can be considered as Exercise. It can improve your health as well as your mental ability.

AnaM

of course it is, because it no only trains your mindfulness, but also engages your muscles and builds up strength

Jhon Cluade

Yoga can be considered an exercise and it also helps us stay healthy physically and mentally.

Sydney black

Yoga is definitely considered as an exercise. It helps to our mental state totally. Mentally we will be healthy and fit. Doing yoga is refreshing as meditating helps our mind to be in a complete good state of stress-free and relaxation. Physically it makes our strength and energy to boost up to a big level.

Science actually suggests us to meditate a min of 1 hr daily.

Danw

Yoga is more of a meditation than exercise. In most of the Yoga steps, there is not many physical movements or hardcore physical activities. Although many of them say it is as exercise, it falls under the meditation category.

LifeRevivalUniverse

Yes, Yoga is absolutely an excercise. You can burn calories and enjoy being relaxed simultaneously.

Lebina

I honestly don't see why it wouldn't be