Advantages of Yoga for Healthy Lungs
The benefits of Yoga in our lives are well known to everyone. Simple breathing exercises and asanas described in Yoga are particularly beneficial for lungs. The increase in pollution day by day is more reason for us to take care of ourselves; particularly lungs. The more we go out, the more polluted air causes damage to our lungs. Let us find out, how yoga can have positive effects on our lungs. One of the most simple breathing exercises in yoga, Kapalbhati, helps in lengthening the inhaling and exhaling process, maintaining equal lengths of breath and also rapid inhaling and exhaling. It also helps in the movement of the muscles of the upper torso, stretching and strengthening them by the rapid movement. Breathing exercises, Pranayam and yoga helps in neutralizing mild asthma and COPD by improving breathing efficiency and reducing inflammation. Not only do these breathing exercises help in reducing various diseases, but, along with some asanas like trikonasana, they have vari