A new study tackled this issue head on by asking how yoga can help middle-aged adults come to accept the changing physical constraints of their maturing bodies.
Personal change is something that yoga can contribute to, whether you are 20 and in prime physical condition, or 40 and starting to notice changes in your body, ones that you are not especially happy with.
A new study published in the International Journal on Disability and Human Development tackled this issue head on by asking how yoga can help middle-aged adults come to accept the changing physical constraints of their maturing bodies.
Conducted by researchers at Indiana University and Purdue University at Indianapolis, the study found that the holistic mind-body program appears to help middle-aged Americans negotiate the changes they are experiencing by inducing a sense of calm and relaxation in them.
Of course, yoga has other potential benefits, too. Aging adults need not worry so much about their bodies because yoga may be able to help keep a person's physique trim and at its target weight.
A study published in the journal Alternative Therapies found that of more than 15,000 healthy adults aged 30 to 45, those that practiced yoga gained an average 3.1 fewer pounds over a four-year period.
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