What is yoga?

For starters, let us look at what yoga is. Yoga is "a set of physical, mental, and spiritual disciplines or practices." It's not only an exercise regime in a gym but also a way to assist you in interacting with your mind, body, and soul.

What are the benefits of getting up 30 Minutes early to do yoga?

You will gain many benefits from doing yoga regularly, especially when you wake up. They include:

1.Increased body flexibility 
Yoga helps you with your flexibility. With every yoga asana, you complete a series of movements, postures, and meditations, which help stretch the muscles and give you a healthy look.


 2.Improved muscle strength
 When doing yoga to grow muscles, it will work in the same way that other exercises do. If you study the anatomy of an unclad man in a very high position, you will see how his muscles are not in a straight line like most people would think they are. Instead, they work together as one unit and are part of a well-rounded unit called 'muscle fiber.' Muscle fibers connect like a piece of string. Strength is about how much total tension one can generate, and muscle fibers do that.


3.Strengthens bone density
Yoga helps to increase bone density because it works beneath the surface of our skin. Therefore it helps to improve the strength of our bones. You will see changes in your bones. Our bones get weaker with age; if you do yoga, you will notice this also.

4.Respiratory system improvement
Yoga helps improve the respiratory system because when you do it in a calm state, it helps with all aspects of respiration. It's suitable for breathing which is one of the essential parts of our lives.


5.Refreshment and relaxation
With yoga, you get rid of stress, which is a great way to feel relaxed and refreshed. It will help with everything from your skin, hair, and nails. It helps to relax your muscles and allows you to drift away into a deep, peaceful sleep. It makes you sleep better and feel more relaxed afterward.


6.Strengthens the vagus nerve
When you become very good at yoga, your body will adapt to it, improving the vagus nerve, which controls body circulation. It will keep you healthy, and it'll help you in many other ways too.

7.Longer life
Yoga can help you live longer because it improves the immune system and it strengthens the body in so many ways that we can't even say.


8.Weight loss
Yoga is perfect for weight loss for many different reasons, such as:
        a)It reduces stress, which controls our diets because when stressed out,
      there tend to be certain foods that go into your mouth, and you eat more of them.
        b)It helps to make you more aware of what you eat and how many calories you consume daily.
        c)It helps to reduce appetite by calming your nervous system.


9.Assist with your body fluids
Since yoga is ideal for controlling the nervous system and calming your body, it can allow you to get rid of excess fluids, which will help lower the water levels in your body.

10.Improved health of the heart
While practicing yoga, various poses force the heart to pump blood through the system, and when this happens over a long period, it will help you to improve your heart health. Yoga is good for everyone, especially in our day and age. Stress is always involved everywhere you go, and performing some yoga asanas can help increase your overall health.


11.Skin improvement
Yoga helps to improve all aspects of the skin, and it's perfect for fighting off wrinkles to have a better appearance. Inverted poses do this because they make you use muscles not used in regular poses. By doing this, your muscles will become more robust, and it will also improve the appearance of your skin.


12.Improved relationships
Yoga is a very peaceful way of life, and you will find that it will also make relationships much better because it will help you relax and have patience with yourself.


13.Improved memory
When you do yoga, you can improve your memory because it calms down the nervous system and allows the mind to rest. When the mind relaxes, it's more relaxed for pattern recognition, improving the brain's ability to recall information. You can use it in all different fields of life, so yoga is good for enhancing our memories.

How To Start Yoga in the Morning

You will gain all the benefits mentioned if you commit to doing yoga in the morning. Below are some steps that you have to follow to get started.

·Allocate time·
It would be wise to dedicate 30 minutes to doing yoga every day to start trying out some poses, and it will also be good for your body to get started on a routine.

·Find a studio·
With so many yoga studios all over the place, this should not be hard to do. You can go through different websites online and search for a studio in your area. Some have studios open at different times of the day, some in big cities, others in small towns. It all depends on where you reside in the country.

·Bring a mat·
It is vital to have it to save yourself the hassle of having to reuse mats every day. If you have old mats lying around, then use them and donate them to people who are in need. You can buy yoga mats online, which are very cheap, and they will be perfect for your daily practice.

·Find an instructor·
Before starting your first yoga class, it would be wise to check on the instructor's experience before you sign up because some people are not good enough for others to teach their body movements.

·Prepare for class·
One of the primary things you should do is to prepare well before your first class so you can end up relaxing during the session, and relaxing would be essential in getting started with your first pose. Work on your breathing, which will help you with all the following exercises. If possible, try to meet up with your instructor before signing up. It will be a great way to ensure things beforehand before you invest 30 minutes for yoga.

Early morning yoga routine

Here are poses to include in your 30-minute Yoga routine that you can do daily.

·Savasana·
The pose you want to do first is called Savasana, the Corpse Pose; this will help calm your mind and release stress. You can do it by laying your back on the floor and your arms to your side. You will also want to open up the palms of your hands, and you can either put them on the floor or put a pillow between them.

·Cat/Cow Pose·
The Cat/Cow Pose is ideal for stretching out your body, and it helps release tightness in your muscles.
To begin with, you are going to bend over on the floor. You will touch the floor on both hands and your toes. Then as you inhale, you want to arch your back up, raise your shoulders and lift your tailbone from the floor.

·Sun Salutations·

The next pose is a Sun Salutation, one of the primary poses that people do when doing yoga. This pose aims to stretch out all of the muscles in our body and remove toxins from our body.

To begin with, bring yourself into a standing position with your hands in your prayer position at chest level. Then on one leg, you will want to bend that knee. As you exhale, turn your body and bring that hand out in front of your chest.

Then as you inhale, you will get the foot of your other leg behind, and you will lift it up.

·Seated Forward·
Fold It helps to stretch out your hamstrings, and it is also suitable for working on improving the strength of the spine. To begin, sit and place your back onto a folded blanket or pillow. Once in this position, slowly lower yourself until your forehead touches the floor, and then raise just a little bit and repeat this movement.

·Ananda Balasana·
It's one of the best poses for stretching out the back of your legs, and it's also suitable for working on improving digestion. To begin with, you will want to lie underneath a blanket or pillow if you can bend backward and rest it on top of your head. You will then want to put the soles of your feet together and use both hands under your shoulders. Then, you gently pull up with your arms and exhale slowly. 

·Ashwa Sanchalanasana·
The last pose is called Ashwa Sanchalanasana, the Equestrian pose. It helps you stretch out the back of your legs, and it's also helpful for increasing your body's flexibility. Be on the floor and straighten your legs out in front of you. Place both arms on the floor underneath your thighs. Then you are going to inhale as you lift while exhaling.

FAQs

1.Are there any side effects when doing yoga? The most common side effect is that someone might experience tightness in their joints and muscles, but yoga does help to sort this out by helping to improve the body's flexibility. Another possible side effect of practicing yoga is that people can experience dizziness which should improve as you practice more, as well as headaches.

2.How will I know if it's too much yoga? You can look at your arms and hands because they will start to turn red by the end of the day, and you would also want to start feeling fatigued during your practice. If you feel tired during your workout, then it means that it is time for a break.

3.How should I practice yoga? It would help if you took a towel or mat with you because it would be easier to wipe off your sweat and perspiration afterward. You can then lie on the mat or towel on the floor with your hands at chest level and one leg straight out in front of you. Then slowly lower your body down until you are fully seated, and lift just a little bit. Inhale as you lift your arms in front, exhaling slowly.

4.How often should I practice yoga? It would be best to do yoga daily because it will help keep your muscles supple and improve your body's flexibility. You can then switch up your workout by doing it on alternate days.

5.How many calories will you burn during a yoga session? You will burn about 28 to 38 calories with each 30-minute session, and all those calories come from fat.

6.What is the correct position for practicing yoga? It's going to depend on the style of yoga you are doing and where you are going, but usually, you have someone who is an instructor so that they can instruct different positions.


It will also teach you about pregnancy-friendly yoga posture that you can practice during the nine months of your pregnancy to build up a healthy body for yourself and a healthy baby after delivery too!