Increase Your Height With Yoga

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Are you looking for a way to increase your height? Studies have shown that a good height may be linked to a higher IQ and a more positive outlook towards life. Your height is determined by a number of factors like genetics, nutrition and the level of physical and physiological activities that you perform. Generally, the increase in our height stops when the growth of bones does. This is the time of puberty and so we cannot actually increase our height after puberty. But, we can correct our posture to look taller. Yoga, a miracle for body fitness, can also be used to increase your height.

While Yoga experts acknowledge that the stretches can only help you get taller while you are still young, it is also accepted that yoga can improve your posture even at a great age. As we age, our spines start to shrink, visually decreasing our height. A lot of us also tend to slouch, either because of a lack of confidence or the mere negligence to keep our back straight. This can make us appear shorter than we actually are. Yoga asanas can help in strengthening our spine and back muscles and aligning our shoulders, hips and pelvis in its correct shape. Yoga's ability to relax the mind and remove stress also stimulates your body to produce important growth hormones.

5 yoga asanas that will help you in aligning your body and increase your height:

1. Surya Namaskar (sun salutation)

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Surya Namaskar is a series of 12 physical postures which comprise backward and forward bending postures. This stretches the spinal column, giving a profound stretch to the whole body. The best time to practice Surya Namaskar is when the sun rises, and you need to do it on an empty stomach.

2. Vrikshasana (Tree Pose)

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Usually, this posture focuses on the calf muscles and leg muscles and plays a key role in toughening them. As these muscles become stronger, your chance of gaining height also goes up. This pose, unlike many other yoga poses, requires you to keep your eyes open while doing it. It is best to do this asana in the morning as it requires focus and concentration, which are better in the morning as you feel fresh after waking up. Practice this basic level Hatha Yoga asana for one minute on each leg.

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