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(Health-NewsWire.Net, December 06, 2015 ) Years ago English physician Thomas Sydenham told that 'a man is as old as his arteries'. We don't think much about our arteries until something goes wrong in the body impacting the health such as a heart attack or maybe a failed erection.
Over recent times many people have switched to natural alternatives and have implemented yoga, meditation making it part of their lives. It not only helps in keeping you healthy and young but also change the way you look at life thus altering your mind.
Coming back to the physical attributes, Yoga is best when it comes to improving the benefits of your body while preventing many health diseases. Here is a little heads-up to get you going for grabbing that yoga and performing stunts you never knew you could.
1. Spine and arterial flexibility are correlated
Researchers in Japan conducted a study with 526 adults of ages that range from 20-83 years old. They were asked to sit and reach their toes to measure their spinal flexibility. Arterial stiffness or so called aging was measured using ultrasound instrument. It was noticed that patients over the age of 40, the spinal and arterial flexibility are quite related. The flexibility of the spine speaks a lot about the arterial health that depicts a fitness and disease free life with good amount of muscular strength.
This is because of the connectivity between the spine and the artery that shares the same ingredients of muscles and collagen connective tissue.
2. Stretching helps with arterial flexibility
Many healthy mean and women were put on 13 week test that included cardio, strength training, stretching exercises. The group who followed stretching exercises displayed immense improvement in their arterial flexibility. Proper ritual of stretching also reduces the artery constriction by reducing the sympathetic nervous system activity.
3. Yoga improves the arterial function
A research conducted with 42 person doing a Bikram yoga for 90 minutes was carried for a period of 8 weeks thrice a week. At the end of study, 24 younger patients noticed improved arterial flexibility apart from their cholesterol and insulin levels that also went down after yoga practice.
Your spine is an important part of the body that speaks volume about your health and fitness. With proper stretching, yoga classes, heated hatha yoga etc. you can raise the level of spinal and arterial function that will keep your body functioning excellently without wearing you down.
Benefits of yoga does not end here. There are many more such as controlling the hyper heart rate, nervous system, cholesterol levels, insulin production etc. Bottomline, spend good time on the yoga mat to keep yourself young and healthy physically and emotionally.
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