Benefits of Yoga + Walking Vs Gyming

To keep up good health, it is absolutely necessary for one to indulge in physical exercise or activities. Physical activities, in general, are linked to a host of good benefits, such as reduced stress and a healthier and better outlook, besides increasing the body's resistance against complications like heart problems, high blood pressure, diabetes and muscle pain among others problems.

Similarly, the practice of yoga is an ancient tradition well known for its health benefits. In addition, walking can further complement the practice of yoga and they can together prove to be highly advantageous, to the extent where they can be possibly regarded a better alternative to the act of gyming.

Benefits:
Here are a few benefits of gym workouts followed by the benefits of yoga plus walking: 

Benefits of gym and other exercises:

1. Keep muscles fit
2. Enhance respiration and perspiration
3. Helps in weight loss
4. Relieve stress
5. Increase appetite and food consumption

Benefits of yoga and walking:

1. Keep you active throughout the day
2. Help bowel movement
3. Increase mind control over the body
4. Improve blood circulation
5. Relieve anxiety and keeps one stress free
6. Can be practiced anywhere and everywhere

Differences:
Although it can be argued that gym workouts are better than yoga and vice-versa, the subject matter is highly ambiguous and debatable. Since both activities are good for your health, physically as well as mentally, it is very difficult to say which one is better; perhaps a detailed comparison of the differences between the two may be more helpful:

1. While gymming and other exercises focus on building the body and helping you attain the desired body figure, yoga and walking aims at regulating the entire body mechanism, with more emphasis on mental control.
2. While gym workouts may be more expensive, yoga requires minimal accessories and is therefore, more economically convenient.
3. Yoga is suitable for people of all ages, whereas gymming and other intense physical activities are not advisable for old people or those with specific medical ailments like hypertension and heart problems.
4. There are minimal withdrawal effects with yoga, in contrast to gym workouts.
5. Gymming requires you to go to the gym, whereas yoga and walking can be done anywhere and everywhere.