Different styles of yoga will offer different benefits, with focuses on strength, flexibility, agility, meditation etc, but all will offer the chance to get more mentally and physically strong as this article lists. I love Bikram especially for all men and women as it's a great mix of cardio, meditation, strength and flexibility. So many guys come to class for their first time and say, 'how hard can it be, it's just yoga', then 10 mins in, realisation dawns that it's not going to all chanting and flowing soft words, instead they discover an alignment based disciplined style of yoga which focuses on learning how to move the right muscles, shaping the bones to heal weakness.
So many people come to class with injuries they've had for years and find relief from the pain and inflammation that has plagued them, others use it as an extra training modality for other things they do in life, running, triathlons, kite surfing and more. My husband was a professional athlete, being trained in soccer for most of his life, and excelled at sports, yet when he found Bikram yoga, it opened him up to a world where he sustained much less injuries but gained more mobility and dexterity, and combined with good nutrition, meant that he didn't lose muscles, but kept them toned and certainly gained more flexibility and also a better mindset mentally.
As Bikram always says:
So many people come to class with injuries they've had for years and find relief from the pain and inflammation that has plagued them, others use it as an extra training modality for other things they do in life, running, triathlons, kite surfing and more. My husband was a professional athlete, being trained in soccer for most of his life, and excelled at sports, yet when he found Bikram yoga, it opened him up to a world where he sustained much less injuries but gained more mobility and dexterity, and combined with good nutrition, meant that he didn't lose muscles, but kept them toned and certainly gained more flexibility and also a better mindset mentally.
As Bikram always says:
“You’re never too old, never too bad,
never too late and never too sick
to start from the scratch once again.”
never too late and never too sick
to start from the scratch once again.”
