If you're still skeptical about Joga, then check out the physical and mental benefits of doing it at least twice a week, along with an experiment we did with a few of our clients' blood pressure and resting heart rates before and after Joga:

 Physical

• Increased flexibility – studies show an increase in strength by 10%
• Strength – you get it with the increased flexibility, but also by holding the poses and using our body weight as resistance.
• Muscle tone – women love this one.
• Pain Prevention – especially in the back, knees, shoulders, hips, and ankle joints.
• Better breathing – equals more relaxation, lowering of blood pressure, and calming the
• Central Nervous System (i.e. our nerves).
• Release of Endorphins – these are the things responsible for good feelings, keeping away sickness, and bringing us confidence and increased self esteem.
• Better posture – a healthy posture opens a whole Pandora’s Box of benefits, letting our body’s own energy freely roam without inhibition.

Mental

• Mental calmness – keeping us in the present moment with our breath and body awareness in poses, in addition to leaving negative baggage out the door for the hour or so we’re practicing Yoga.
• Stress reduction – the breath is the BIG stress reducer, bringing our blood pressure down and heart rate, while increasing red blood cells to all parts of our body.
• Body awareness – getting comfortable in our own body is challenging and something easily accomplished with regular consistent Yoga.

Core Creations subscribes to the Yoga mantra, "Yoga for every 'body.'" Don’t worry if you’re not that flexible, we have plenty of pose modifications fitting any person’s body challenges. There are literally "0" excuses why anyone should NOT do Yoga. We did an experiment recently on 5 of our clients...we took their blood pressure and resting heart rate before and after a Core Creations Joga session, here were the results... Please note the resting heart rate went up slightly because we just got done with our session, which is pretty normal after workout out...some had expressed they were really stressed before coming in, so check out what happened:

	Before Yoga	Before Yoga	After Yoga	After Yoga
	Blood Pressure	Resting Heart Rate	Blood Pressure	Resting Heart Rate
Client A	146	80	132	85
MALE	90		86
Client B	143	65	137	67
MALE	79		75
Client C	117	112	94	110
FEMALE	93		72
Client D	136	80	125	78
FEMALE	76		82
Client E	150	60	128	68
MALE	91		90

If you can measure it, you can manage it. Joga is awesome!!