The History of Yoga

Written by Della Menechella


The history of yoga is long and steeped in tradition. Contrary to what some people may believe, yoga was not developed asrepparttar newest way to slim down so they could fit into a smaller pants size.

The history of yoga goes back 5,000 years. It originated in India, andrepparttar 105361 first timerepparttar 105362 word yoga was found in written form was inrepparttar 105363 Rig Vada, one ofrepparttar 105364 sacred texts used by Vedic priests. Yoga is a means of achieving spiritual enlightenment.

Originally, yoga techniques were passed down from teacher to student through word of mouth. These techniques had never been written down untilrepparttar 105365 Indian sage Patanjali wrote down a systematic method of yoga inrepparttar 105366 Yoga Sutras. Patanjali is considered to berepparttar 105367 father of yoga.

According to Patanjali, there are eight limbs of yoga, which lead torepparttar 105368 ultimate goal of enlightenment.

Yama - abstaining from violence, stealing, lust, greed

Niyam - developing devotion, purity, studiousness, contentment, discipline

Too Much Water Can Kill

Written by Steven Chabotte


Long distance runners and other endurance athletes have long been educated to believe that drinking lots of fluids during a long distance or endurance event was critical. And if you didn't drink enough water, you ranrepparttar risk of dehydration.

Researchers - studying 488 runners inrepparttar 105359 2002 Bost Marathon found thatrepparttar 105360 bigger danger is in drinking too much fluid (water or sports drinks) rather than not enough. They found that 62 ofrepparttar 105361 488 runners, more than one in eight, had a serious fluid and salt imbalance afterrepparttar 105362 event. And three of them were inrepparttar 105363 danger zone.

Hyponatremia - a condition where drinking too much water or other fluids torepparttar 105364 point whererepparttar 105365 salt level inrepparttar 105366 body drops too much - can develop during marathon races whererepparttar 105367 runners drink constantly to stave off dehydration.

Runners who actually gained weight (anywhere from 4-11 pounds) duringrepparttar 105368 event and very thin runners are most at risk. Runners who drink sports drinks with very little salt in them are least at risk. The goal of drinking during a race is to replace water that is lost, not to take in more than you are losing.

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