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Yoga or Gym...Confused??? Each has its own benefits in our lifestyle and there is no one can really say which one is below or above than other. According to a large number of fitness and health experts: Many yoga schools and institutions describe the different benefits of yoga for human body and mind. On the fitness aspects with yoga you can expect increased flexibility, toning, strengthening to a certain asana, meditation and breathing exercises." Our Yoga Master Yogi Pramod says, "Workout in gym can easily make you feel tired and hungry and on the other hand yoga revitalizes you and helps in your digestion." Health and Fitness experts say that while yoga has its different pluses, excluding the odd exceptions (e.g. power yoga ). Yoga does not provide the cardiovascular benefits, which are so fundamentally important to all human beings. "Fat loss and weight loss is not achieved through yoga; this is derived through cardio activities. ...

Good health is the greatest asset without good health one can hardly expect success in any walk of life. To keep up good health, there is numerous modern physical culture systems designed to develop the muscles. The physical culturist develops them by mechanical movements and exercises. In such physical exercises, there is a fast movement of the muscles resulting in the rapid functioning of the heart and lungs. The practitioner becomes exhausted very quickly. There may also be anxiety, psychological tension and fear. Some exercises develop the chest and the arms only, which becomes lopsided and results in disharmony in the personality.   See Also: 200-Hours Yoga Teacher Training Course and Highlights  In Yogic exercises, there is pleasant growth of all the muscles of the body, internal organs nerves and the frame. There are no rapid movements and hence there is no waste of energy. In yoga exercises movements are gentle and rhythmic. On the other hand, they conse...