Twenty minutes of yoga a day remove the feeling of stress by more than 10 percent and improves the quality of sleep, according to U.S. physicians. To minimize the impact of external stressors on the organism, the Ohio State University experts offer regular yoga practice for at least 20 minutes a day, but for best results - for an hour daily for at least eight weeks.
Researchers say that yoga can be practiced directly at work. Some volunteers took place in the experiment: every day they were doing yoga and meditation in the working environment during the lunch break. Doctors analyzed saliva samples for testing for the presence of the main stress hormone - cortisol. After six weeks, a significant decrease in the impact of stress on well-being of participants was observed. Also, it's reported that, through yoga, people went to sleep much easier.
Since it is proved that chronic stress is associated with the development of serious diseases, the experts are focused on reducing the impact of daily stressors on health. It was found that daily practiced yoga reduces levels of stress hormones, regulates sleep, prevents daytime fatigue, positively impacts on specific types of stress, is a good means of relaxation at work and monitors breathing. Also, yoga classes allow increasing focus on job responsibilities by 9,7% and reducing job stress by 11%. Clinicians of the Massachusetts University believe that yoga helps getting rid of the symptoms of depression, anxiety and chronic pain.
Daily yoga classes are helping to struggle against the job stress
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