I had gas build up for three days one time and nothing I could do helped at all.

Forty-five seconds into yoga class and I blasted ass on the lululemon wearing milf behind me.

As someone who sits at a computer 12-16 hours a day - HELL, YES.

Just a SUPER simple routine that goes through like, I don’t know, 4-6 ‘poses’. I mean it’s really just ‘stretching’ at that point - as opposed to holding an asana and ‘being mindful’ or what-have-you. Totally keeps me, limber, I guess is the word? Not to mention it’s a GREAT way to get the blood flowing in a mid-day slump.

If I’ve got other, specific pain/tension going on, I incorporate another pose or two into the routine. 10 minutes tops - typically closer to 2-4 - I try to do it at least once a day, probably only succeed at that 3-4 times a week - but absolutely yes, ESPECIALLY when I’ve got stuff going on - like, I’m sitting at the desk too long, slouching, and my lower back is starting to get unhappy - I get the hell up, stretch that shit out, and when I sit back down I have proper posture and my core engaged and I’m no longer making my back unhappy!!

Yes. It’s a good, low impact activity that helps with mindfulness. Doing it 3-4 times a week can can keep you limber. Losing range of motion with age or sedentary lifestyle should be avoided.

Never done it but I have been interested in trying it at some point, but either way i think you’d need to do it more than a couple times to see a benefit just like with any other form of exercise. I can’t imagine that it wouldn’t offer any benefit with regular sessions.

I’ve dome Ashtanga and Hatha Yoga. Hatha is the most accessible, though there’s a huge range in quality and difficulty in classes and it depends on the instructor.

Don’t bother with Ashtanga unless you’re very fit and flexible. I’ve never done Bikram/Hot Yoga, but check it out if it interests you (I’d personally try Hatha first).

Anyways, imho, yes, Yoga is worth it, but it obviously isn’t for everyone. Most classes I’ve been to have a meditative and mild spiritual aspect to it while building balance, moderate strength, and of course, flexibility.

I’ve always been an active person in various disciplines in the past including bicycling, running, strength training, calisthenics, and court sports. Yoga has always been a nice experience in the way it incorporates meditation with movement and stretch, and it complements many other disciplines nicely.

I love it. However, finding a class where the teacher doesn’t speak in a fake, hippy whisper, is hard to find.

I just want an exercise class, not a spiritual moment of mindfulness.

I need to get back into it. After doing it for a couple months, my flexibility and range of motion was really increased.

Some positions are hard and it can be discouraging at first, which is what made my SO quit doing it with me, but if you stick with it you can really start to notice progress.

I used the Down Dog app which is really customizable and it goes on sale for Black Friday for $20/yr instead of the normal $100/yr or $13/mo. It comes as a whole suite of apps but I haven’t used the others besides the meditation one much. I want to try the Pilates one too if I can get off my butt.

I don’t really like yoga, personally. I do love stretching, and have some favorites that I’ll do throughout a day. But sitting in a stretch and being “mindful” just irritates my mind, in the same way that meditation does. I have hEDS so stretching is more for keeping my muscles limber, and to get some blood flowing, than it is for my ligaments or joints anyway

I regularly do yoga and it has helped me several times when I had back pain from sitting too much. 20 minutes of yoga targeting the back and I was fine again.

I go to classes with my partner occasionally and I always enjoy them. I feel pretty limber afterwards. Hot yoga is where it’s at if you can stand the heat.

I had pretty bad knee pain for a long time. Yoga relieved the pain a ton and ended up helping me identify that my IT band being tight was whats causing the knee pain. It also just generally helps me feel less stiff.

I’ve done a fair bit of yoga in my life, you really have to find an instructor that teaches what you are looking for. Some are more woo woo, some are more about meditation, some are more about strength or flexibility. I found really good instructors at a climbing gym, not a yoga studio.

I think it’s interesting to compare the histories of Pilates vs Yoga