Ngokutsho kwedatha ka-2024, bangaphezulu kwezigidi ezingama-300 abantu kwihlabathi liphela abazenzayoiyoga. E-China, malunga ne-12.5 yezigidi zabantu babandakanyeka kwi-yoga, kunye nabasetyhini abenza uninzi lwabo malunga ne-94.9%. Ke, yintoni kanye kanye eyenza i-yoga? Ngaba ngokwenene inomlingo njengoko kusithiwa? Vumela isayensi isikhokele njengoko singena kwihlabathi le-yoga kwaye sityhile inyani!

Ukunciphisa Uxinzelelo kunye nokuxhalaba
I-Yoga inceda abantu ukunciphisa uxinzelelo kunye noxinzelelo ngokulawula umoya kunye nokucamngca. Uphononongo luka-2018 olupapashwe kwiFrontiers in Psychiatry lubonise ukuba abantu abenza i-yoga bafumana ukuncipha okukhulu kumanqanaba oxinzelelo kunye neempawu zokuxhalaba. Emva kweeveki ezisibhozo zokuziqhelanisa neyoga, amanqaku abathathi-nxaxheba ehle ngomyinge wama-31%.

Ukuphucula iimpawu zokudakumba
Uphononongo luka-2017 kuPhononongo lweKliniki yePsychology lubonise ukuba ukwenza i-yoga kunokunciphisa kakhulu iimpawu kubantu abanoxinzelelo. Uphononongo lubonise ukuba abaguli abathathe inxaxheba kwi-yoga bafumana uphuculo olubonakalayo kwiimpawu zabo, ezithelekiseka, okanye ezingcono kunonyango oluqhelekileyo.

Ukuphucula intlalontle yomntu
Ukuziqhelanisa neYoga akwehlisi iimvakalelo ezingalunganga kuphela kodwa komeleza impilo-ntle yomntu. Uphononongo luka-2015 olupapashwe kwi-Complementary Therapies kwi-Medicine lufumanise ukuba abantu abasoloko besenza i-yoga bafumana ukonyuka okukhulu kulwaneliseko lobomi kunye nolonwabo. Emva kweeveki ezili-12 zokuziqhelanisa neyoga, amanqaku olonwabo lwabathathi-nxaxheba aphuculwe ngomyinge wama-25%.

Iingenelo zoMzimba zeYoga-Ukuguqula ubume bomzimba
Ngokophononongo olupapashwe kwi-Preventive Cardiology, emva kweeveki ze-8 zokuziqhelanisa ne-yoga, abathathi-nxaxheba babone ukunyuka kwe-31% kumandla kunye nokuphuculwa kwe-188% ekuguquguqukeni, okunceda ukuphucula i-contours yomzimba kunye ne-muscle tone. Olunye uphononongo lufumene ukuba abafundi beekholeji ababhinqileyo abasebenzisa i-yoga bafumana ukuncipha okukhulu kubo bobabini ubunzima kunye ne-Ketole Index (umlinganiselo wamafutha omzimba) emva kweeveki ezili-12, ebonisa ukusebenza kweyoga ekulahlekeni kwesisindo kunye nokuqiniswa komzimba.

Ukuphucula iMpilo ye-Cardiovascular
Uphononongo luka-2014 olupapashwe kwiJournal ye-American College of Cardiology yafumanisa ukuba ukuziqhelanisa neyoga kunokunciphisa kakhulu amanqanaba oxinzelelo lwegazi kwizigulana ezinoxinzelelo lwegazi. Emva kweeveki ze-12 zokuziqhelanisa ne-yoga eqhubekayo, abathathi-nxaxheba bafumana ukuncipha okuphakathi kwe-5.5 mmHg kwi-systolic blood pressure kunye ne-4.0 mmHg kwi-diastolic blood pressure.

Ukuphucula ukuguquguquka kunye namandla
Ngokutsho kophononongo lwe-2016 kwi-International Journal ye-Sports Medicine, abathathi-nxaxheba babonise ukuphucuka okuphawulekayo kumanqaku okuvavanya okuguquguqukayo kunye nokwandisa amandla omzimba emva kweeveki ze-8 zokuziqhelanisa ne-yoga. Ukuguquguquka kwe-back back kunye nemilenze, ngokukodwa, kubonise ukuphuculwa okubonakalayo.

Ukuphelisa Iintlungu Ezingapheliyo
Uphononongo luka-2013 olupapashwe kwi-Journal of Pain Research and Management lufumene ukuba i-yoga yexesha elide inokunciphisa intlungu ephantsi. Emva kweeveki ezili-12 zokuziqhelanisa neyoga, amanqaku eentlungu zabathathi-nxaxheba ehle ngomyinge wama-40%.