Which is better-Doing yoga or Walking

Dear friends
I am confused about which of two is good.Some say yoga helps in rejunavating .Walking is good for the heart.I am doing both.I would my friends to help me in this regard.

HI,
u r great..doing both
yoga is for every part of body..internal organs/external..mind & soul..in yoga there is an asana called SHAVasana which is said to be the most DIFFICULT asana:confused:
If we think inwards we can understand why..maybe u got ur answer by now..
Walking is best exercise as long as we r alive..from age 1>>>

Originally Posted by kanaka Raghavan

Dear friends
I am confused about which of two is good.Some say yoga helps in rejunavating .Walking is good for the heart.I am doing both.I would my friends to help me in this regard.

HI,

I tried both but I have to loose so much of weight so now I am doing exercise in jym.

If u ask me I say nature walk is the best thing to do. U can enjoy nature's beuty and if u have a partner then u can have a nice chat. In the end u will be done with your exercise and poltics with your friend.

Coming to yoga.........I am not that much fan of this....I do yoga once in a week. I don't know somehow I couldn't keep my mind in one place. Sometime when I do Surya namaskara, boat asanas ..........I think of my studies and other stuff what I have to do in the day....In the end meditation part, I sometime think of what to cook on the day....I don't know somehow I couldn't Idealize my brain..May be I have to grow older to calm down my brain.

So my vote is to walking.

Hi Both the things have their own advantage & doing both wud have additive good effects on ur body. So if u can do both keep up . Hats off to u.Walking briskly for 30 -45 mts daily keeps heart fit & healthy . It is said that daily walking is daily angipolasty of heart ( removal of blocks )Yoga are also good as they give control of breathing & rejuveinate every internal organs if u r doing correctly. Along with it eating high fiber,low fat diet is like a bonus after a raise in salery.

yoga and walk both are highly advantageous

Yoga brings the mind to peace and it shoul dnever be done in haste but always when time allows you to do it...

walking is good as it helps in some sort of physical activity...

I have been working out for years and have recently started exploring Yoga... in a few months time i can tell you how it has helped me...

~Abha

Hi kanaka,
I heard from my gym both are good. I do walking & jogging type of exercises..

Srilak, your post on yoga made me laugh. you are not alone, you can count me too. In the gym they offer classes for yoga & pilates too. but for some reason I could never focus. Just my mind would be wondering on different things like you said..

Tulasi

Thanks dear friends, the sole aim of mine for the last few days has been to get back in shape. I was always aware of the benefits of walking but was not particularly aware of the yoga benefits. Not that I did not hear about it but was wanting to know about it more specifically. Now that my thirst to know about this has been quenched I too would like to start on both to achieve my goals, wish me luck!

Hi All,

Both are good for health....

Yoga is good if you learn some breathing excercise, doing yoga your body become more flexible.. even your concentration power increases when you do breathing excercises..
Walking is also good exersice you can enjoy the nature around you..

I would perfer both, as they are good in their own ways.. i am trying to do both but not able to do regularly..
Wat ever you do enjoy it :smile: ..

Regards,

Rashmi

Both are very good exercises. I like walking because i exert myself more but yoga helps to stretch and tone all parts of the body.

I think both are very good for you. Both make you feel energetic and stress free, light and refreshing. But, normally I walk more coz I seem to enjoy it more.