Yoga has been practiced for more than 5,000 years, and currently, close to 11 million Americans are enjoying its health benefits. Yoga can hardly be called a trend.
Golds Gym Middletown offers 4 Yoga classes every week. These classes are FREE for Golds Gym members. We also offer a Yoga Drop-In Pass for non-members.
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The benefits of Yoga include:
- Flexibility: You're never too old to improve flexibility.Yoga poses work by safely stretching your muscles. This releases the lactic acid that builds up with muscle use and causes stiffness, tension, pain, and fatigue. In addition, yoga increases the range of motion in joints.
- Strength: Yoga can provide strength and endurance benefits. Many of the poses build upper-body strength. This becomes crucial as people age. The standing poses build strength in your hamstrings, quadriceps, and abdominal muscles. Nearly all poses build core strength in the deep abdominal muscles.
- Posture: With increased flexibility and strength comes better posture. Most standing and sitting poses develop core strength. With a stronger core, you're more likely to sit and stand "tall."
- Breathing: Because of the deep, mindful breathing that yoga involves, lung capacity often improves. This in turn can improve sports performance and endurance.
- Less stress: Some yoga styles use specific meditation techniques to quiet the constant "mind chatter" that often underlies stress. Other yoga styles depend on deep breathing techniques to focus your mind on the breath. When this happens, your mind becomes calm.
- Concentration and mood: Concentration and the ability to focus mentally are common benefits you'll hear yoga students talk about. The same is true with mood. Nearly every yoga student will tell you they feel happier and more contented after class.
- Heart benefits: Yoga has long been known to lower blood pressure and slow the heart rate. A slower heart rate can benefit people with hypertension, heart disease, and stroke. Yoga has also been associated with decreased cholesterol and triglyceride levels as well as a boost in immune system function.
Gold’s Gym Now Offers a Drop-In Class Pass – No Membership Required Drop-In Pass Holders will have access to the locker rooms and other amenities. This Pass can be converted to Full Membership at any time. The Drop-In Pass options are:
- 1 Class $10
- 6 Classes $47
- 12 Classes $87
- 24 Classes $137
Available Classes include:
- Yoga
- Latin Dance
- Zumba
- BODYPUMP
- Core Boot Camp
- Body Sculpt
- Cardio Pump
- Spin
- Dance Step
- Kickboxing
- Pilates
- Stability Ball Training
- Step-Circuit Interval
To get started pick the package that you want:
Golds Gym Middletown Yoga Class
