According to a new government study, yoga is gaining in popularity among both kids and adults in the United States, with about 1.7 million children practicing yoga.
The top 3 reasons which may explain this increase are:
- More and more parents are practicing yoga, and their kids want to imitate them. Yoga is a natural way to relieve stress and gain physical activity at the same time. Parents are important forces for change in their children’s behavior, and yoga is a great opportunity for parents and kids to do something together — each motivating each other toward attaining a fit body and calm mind.
- Popularity of yoga in schools. Numerous schools across the nation are including yoga in their physical educational curriculum with successful results. Children who practice yoga in school are learning skills that will help them in everyday life, such as staying calm while coping with stresses such as tests and peer pressure.
- Realization that the many benefits of yoga for adults are equally beneficial for kids as well. According to the Mayo Clinic “Yoga can be a gentle method for your child to get more physical activity and enhance his or her well being.” In addition, the While House has wholeheartedly embraced yoga as a worthy physical activity and a possible solution for the childhood obesity epidemic in America.
Children today are not only leading more sedentary lives, but they are also exposed to more stress trying to keep up with the fast paced demands of our modern technological society.
According to the study above, people are beginning to realize that the true foundation of happiness is one’s health. Practicing simple yoga postures is the ideal way for children to naturally unwind and obtain physical activity at the same time.
