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Do You Know the Benefits of Yoga?

Yoga heals in many ways. Test yourself!

Kelly DiNardo

En español

Published March 30, 2017

10 Questions

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Do You Know the Benefits of Yoga?

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  "question" : "Certain poses enhance balance and, in older students, can reduce the fear of:",
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  "question" : "How many minutes of yoga can increase memory and focus, and help you process information more accurately and faster?",
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    "answer" : "As little as 30",
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  "question" : "Those who have practiced yoga, studies found, reduced their blood pressure and lowered levels of harmful LDL cholesterol by about:",
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    "answer" : "12 points, and lost an average of five pounds. ",
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    "answer" : "20 points, and lost an average of 10 pounds.",
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  "question" : "After two months of practicing yoga for 45 minutes before bed, students fell asleep:",
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  "question" : "Patients with heart failure who were enrolled in 16 yoga therapy sessions over eight to 10 weeks had a:",
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  "question" : "After taking part in a six-week yoga therapy program, women with urinary incontinence had a:",
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    "answer" : "70 percent reduction in the frequency of urine leakage. ",
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    "answer" : "30 percent reduction in the frequency of urine leakage.",
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