Is yoga considered exercise?

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Yoga for women, face and eyes yoga. 20 years of experience.

Not at all. Exercises is not yoga and yoga is not exercises.
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I am online Quran teacher 7 years

Yes, yoga is considered a form of exercise because it involves physical activity that promotes flexibility, strength, and balance.
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YES
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Yoga and HealthHowever, yoga was found to be a safe exercise in these studies and a potentially useful intervention to support patients with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Yoga can improve strength and flexibility, which can help reduce chronic pain conditions.
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Yoga and HealthHowever,yoga was found to be a safe exercisein these studies and a potentially useful intervention to support patients with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Yoga can improve strength and flexibility, which can help reduce chronic pain conditions. read less
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Hatha Yoga Instructor with 5 years of experience in teaching

Yoga asanas can be practiced as an exercise, but you cant call it an exercise.
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Aerobics & Zumba Fitness Trainer

Yoga can be considered "enough" of a workout, "but with the exception of sculpt-style classes, yoga typically does not address pulling strength of the muscles, developing fast-twitching muscles or adding progressive overload when it comes to strength training," Teragawa explains
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Spoken English Trainer with 5years of experience

It has all the virtues of any excercise
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Doctor (orthopaedician), yoga trainer, nutritionist with 6 years experience

Yoga is not only exercise but also alignment of mind and body Through asanas and pranayama we can achieve a higher state of mind
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Yoga : The Gift Of Health And Peace.

Yoga is nt consider a cardio exercise .
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I am naturopathy doctor and yoga trainer with 5 year experience.

Yoga and Health However, yoga was found to be a safe exercise in these studies and a potentially useful intervention to support patients with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Yoga can improve strength and flexibility, which can help reduce chronic pain conditions.
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