Yoga JournalвЂ™s testing of three yogis also yielded impressive results. вЂњNow I have the evidence that regular yoga practice at a certain level of intensity will provide you with what you need.вЂќД®vidence of yogaвЂ™s ability to bolster fitness, however, goes well beyond SchumacherвЂ™s personal experience. вЂњIвЂ™ve always maintained that yoga provides more than adequate cardiovascular benefits,вЂќ says Schumacher. His doctor told him that he was in excellent physical condition and estimated that Schumacher had less than a one percent chance of suffering a cardiac event. As he expected, Schumacher tested near the top of his age group for a variety of fitness tests, including maximum heart and exercise recovery rates. He signed up for physiological testing at a lab in Gaithersburg, Maryland. ThatвЂ™s all he needed.ДЇour years ago at age 52, Schumacher decided to prove his point. His fitness formula consisted of daily asanas (poses) and pranayama (breathwork). He knew three decades of yoga practice-and only yoga practice-had kept him fit. Yoga might be good for flexibility or relaxation, theyвЂ™d say, but to be truly fit, you had to combine it with an activity like running or weight lifting. But many people, even some of his own students, disagreed. area, Schumacher was convinced yoga provides a complete fitness regime. Iyengar for 20 years and founder of the Unity Woods studios in the Washington, D.C. When it came to the fitness benefits, yoga can or canвЂ™t provide, yoga teacher John Schumacher had heard it all. We sent three yogis to the lab to test the theory that yoga is all you need for optimal fitness. Get access to everything we publish when you

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