" Rosie , postmenopausal women aged 50 years practicing Iyengar yoga for more than 20 years in my classroom . Recently he had good news that can be shared with classmates . SHe had just had a bone density test .
The test results showed that her bone density equivalent to 20 years , instead of women age 50 years , "wrote Ann Baros.
Bone density , according to US-based yoga teacher who teaches in Bali , culminating in our current age of 20 years . At the age of 30 years the bone density begins to decline . Practice yoga regularly can help prevent the loss of bone density .
Ann Barros found simple movements can be useful separately joints soften and agility . " Agility helps us stay balanced so it is not easy to fall off , " says yoga teacher who learned it directly from BKS Iyengar .
Yoga is also good for maintaining spinal health , which often fractured piece of bone because of osteoporosis . " In order to maintain spinal health , we must practice the poses require back muscles elongated and lifted against gravity . Eccentric contractions strengthen pipes spine , and lengthen the muscles that support the spine as well , " she said .
Pose a full or half arm balance , headstand and many pose bending over backwards and twist helps strengthen bones and muscles of the spine. " Because we are challenged to lift the bones and muscles elongated bone when lifted , " said Barros .
Some seated pose is also beneficial to treat osteoporosis because membutuhan wide range of rotation for increasing the mobility of the hip joint . Sitting pose as virasana , Baddha konasana , janu sirsasana , upavistha konasana help keep the hip joint and the car remains liquid . While the movement toward preparation padmasana pose helps create space in the hip joint and make the flow of fresh blood to flow and nourish the ligaments in the hip joints .
Standing pose is also very useful because basically this poses include weight training by using the bone legs , hips . Other benefits of this pose is to increase flexibility . Trikonasana , Virabhadrasana I, II and III , Parsvakonasana , and Ardha Chandrasana yoga poses that are very useful to the leg bone because we need a strong and stable stand when we hold the weight of the body itself .
The standing poses not only give weight training for feet and legs but also weight training for your arms, wrists and hands . Standing poses also encourage mobility of the hips and lengthen the spine , instead of making it so slouch .
Ann Barros reassure women who have experienced menopause for yoga , instead of hormone replacement therapy . " The therapy can increase the risk of developing certain types of cancers , " he said .
In the book Yoga Builds Bones , Jan Maddern , yoga teacher training specializing in U.S. postmenopausal women found asanas and other yoga techniques such as breathing exercises and meditation gives great hope to reduce the adverse effects of osteoporosis or even prevent it as well .
According to a physician and yoga expert Mary Schatz , MD , yoga can stimulate bone calcium to catch , giving the body enough calcium intake . Again, it happens through weight-bearing poses like arm balances , inversions and standing poses that affects the spine , arms , shoulders , elbows , legs , knees , ankles and feet as well as encouraging all the moving full organ .
BKS Iyengar , a master in the field of yoga therapy , explaining the benefits of yoga through what he calls a squeezing action ( squeeze ) and soaking ( soaking ) . yoga to be beneficial to the body by squeezing out the blood and lymphatic fluid flow is old and stale and then flooding the body with a new and fresh and rich in nutrients so the body is so healthy and refreshed thanks to the nutrients it needs .
