Can Yoga be instead of cardio workout?

[Anonymous]

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Since you know Yoga increase flexibility & balance

[Anpu23]

Yoga is usually not cardio, it's usually anaerobic as opposed to aerobic, (I'm thinking Hatha Yoga, or Kripalu, etc.) but there are some very hard and fast aerobic Yogas as well though (Hot Yoga, Kali Ray TriYoga, Prana Yoga, etc) but most of them are not usually taught. So it would come down to the style of Yoga that you practice. If you would have problems speaking during the exorcise (due to lack of breath) then it can be used for cardio, otherwise it's still strengthening, and flexibility training, but not cardio.

[Anpu23]

Thanks for MHO

[WeaponZero]

Yoga does get the heart rate up somewhat but not too much. Unless you get into advanced variations of Yoga that are much higher in intensity, Yoga is not a substitute for either cardio or strength training. Beginner or even Intermediate level cardio workouts are merely a supplement to them.

[Redshift]

That depends on what do you want to achieve. Unfortunately I don't know much about yoga but from what I've seen it will put a lot less stress on your leg joints and tendons. I've been to a point where my heart can take a lot more than what my legs can. I think yoga and careful eating will be a lot more effective in the long term.

[Flex4Ever]

If your reason to do cardio is to burn calories, just eat less when you do yoga. Mental health is as if not more important than physical health and yoga helps with that, so a combination of both would be great!!

[Red_Arrow]

Cardio workout stresses (in a good way) the heart and respiratory system, improving them. Yoga does not. So is does not help you at all in the way that cardio does.

[ichot]

No. Yoga is too low of an intensity to be considered a cardio exercise.

[Jack_S]

No, because cardio is done for the heart, respiratory and muscles.

[Polocrew]

You can't flex yoga , son

[Other_Tommy_Wiseau]

yoga isn't cardio

[Anonymous]

No it's not even similar