What is Power Yoga?

"Power Yoga" is a type of yoga that originated in the United States and is based on "Ashtanga Yoga," a type of yoga that places emphasis on breathing techniques, and is a combination of elements from various styles of yoga.
●Characteristics of Power Yoga Power yoga is classified as a high-intensity type of yoga because it incorporates many dynamic poses and movements.
This class combines "Ashtanga Yoga," which links breathing and movement to create a series of flowing poses, with "Iyengar Yoga," which focuses on adjusting the body axis and pelvis, to create a flowing sequence of "active" and "still" poses.
It is said to be a "modern version of yoga" that has evolved to suit the body types and lifestyles of modern people, and compared to classical yoga poses, it has a relatively high degree of freedom in arrangement. Furthermore, it is characterized by a high level of exercise, as it involves repeatedly holding the poses. By incorporating a good balance of "still" poses and meditation into hard yoga exercises, the aim is to strengthen physical abilities and improve concentration.
●The effects and benefits of power yoga Power yoga requires a lot of physical activity, but it puts less strain on the muscles and can help you strengthen your body in the short term.
Although it does contain elements of strength training, unlike Pilates, which uses fewer movements and aims to strengthen specific muscles, power yoga can improve flexibility while using the entire muscle group to improve muscle balance.

For those who want to try yoga for the purpose of losing weight, power yoga has the advantage of consuming energy and improving metabolism, and you can feel the effects in a short period of time.In addition, since it places emphasis on breathing techniques, which are characteristic of the "Ashtanga Yoga" on which it is based, you can expect it to have the effect of strengthening your mental state and increasing your concentration.

Power yoga uses a breathing technique called "Ujjayi breathing." While regular yoga uses abdominal breathing, this Ujjayi breathing is chest breathing. When breathing, you breathe making sounds through your nose and throat. Unlike abdominal breathing, which focuses on the diaphragm, this breathing method focuses on expanding the lungs. Ujjayi breathing has the effect of warming the body and activating the functions of the internal organs.