New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

State of FLEX

Yoga may affect more areas of your health than you realise. Time to start practising your downward dog.

Yoga has been a popular practice for thousands of years, with devotees saying that it helps them to become stronger, more flexible and more toned.

But it’s not just the physical benefits that make a difference. It can also have an impact on other aspects of your health, according to a variety of scientific studies:

IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE

Several studies have shown that regularly practising yoga can make a difference to a person’s quality of life,

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