What are the benefits of yoga?

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1. Jennifer
   

    "There are a lot of health benefits of yoga, some of them are mentioned below:
   
   Physiological benefits of yoga:
   
   • Pulse rate decreases
   
   • Respiratory rate decreases
   
   • Blood pressure decreases
   
   • Cardiovascular efficiency increases
   
   • Respiratory efficiency increases
   
   • Gastrointestinal function normalizes
   
   • Endocrine function normalizes
   
   Psychological benefits of yoga:
   
   • Mood improves and subjective well-being increases
   
   • Self-acceptance and self-actualization increase
   
   • Social adjustment increases
   
   • Anxiety and depression decrease
   
   • Hostility decreases
   
   • Concentration improves
   
   • Memory improves
   
   • Attention improves
   
   • Learning efficiency improves
   
   • Social skills increases
   
   Biochemical benefits of yoga
   
   • Glucose decreases
   
   • Sodium decreases
   
   • Total cholesterol decreases
   
   • Triglycerides decrease
   
   • HDL cholesterol increases
   
   • LDL cholesterol decreases
   
   • VLDL cholesterol decreases
   
   • Cholinesterase increases
   
   • Catecholamines decrease"

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