As the level of tension between young adults increases, thanks to high pressure jobs, disrupts sleep cycles, and excessive screen time, yoga is a supplementary lifestyle habit that gives not only mental peace, but also good for the heart.

Emerging research is supporting that ancient practices such as yoga can help reduce stress and, in doing so, can reduce heart risk.

A 2023 study found that young adults practicing yoga showed the level of stress significantly low and improved heart health parameters such as blood pressure and heart rate.

The 12-week study involved 100 participants aged 18–25 and showed significant improvements in physical and psychological welfare among those who practiced daily yoga.

Researchers at Sri Ramchandra Medical College and Research Institute in Chennai noticed that yoga helps to modify the autonomous nervous system, especially by reducing sympathy (stress-related) activity and enhances parasimpethetic reactions.

It helps the body to handle stress better and reduces its long -term effects on the cardiovascular system. In the study, markers such as BMI and perceived stress scale (PSS) score were reduced to participants who continued to practice yoga.

Stress and heart

The stiffly dominated between chronic stress and heart health.

Stress increases blood pressure, a waterfall of physical reactions associated with high cortisol levels and inflammation, which can take a toll over the heart over time.

According to experts at Harvard Health Publishing, chronic stress can also contribute to behaviors that spoil heart health, such as smoking, poor diet and a passive lifestyle.

Yoga researcher and neurocientist Dr. SAT Bir Singh Khalsa, an assistant professor of therapy in the 2019 article, in the 2019 article, “Over time, a regular yoga practice cultivates this” rest reaction “, making you less reactive to stress and acute feelings.”

Yoga can also positively affect heart rate variability (HRV), an indicator how well it is suited to heart stress. High HRV is usually associated with better heart flexibility.

Yoga and its versatile effects

Yoga is not a size-fit-all solution, but its multilateral physical movement, the versatile effect of breathing control and mindfulness makes it a management tool against stress and heart disease. It should be with exercise, a strong heart and brain.

Regular physical activity and yoga are important for maintaining good health and weight. According to researchers at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in the latest Food Guidelines released in 2024, weight loss should occur gradually.

The guidelines mention that regular physical activity, yoga and exercise reduce the risk of non-communicable chronic diseases. Researchers at ICMR mentioned, “Yoga is an overall, structured and planned physical activity including breathing practice (pranayama) as well as physical and mental relaxation (meditation.”

In addition, he also mentioned that some yoga asanas (asanas) combined with breathing exercises are known to speed up metabolism and burn fat and weight loss.

Why does it matter to young people

While heart disease is often seen as a problem of an old adult, early indicators such as hypertension, irregular heart rate, and old stress are seen as their youths of the 20s.

Lifestyle options initiated in life have long -term effects on heart health, and stress is rapidly becoming a silent contributor.

A young person’s inclusion of yoga in the routine of a young person can be a preventive strategy. The study of 2023 mentions, “Yoga does not only help with flexibility or muscle tone, but improves emotional regulation, reduces sympathetic stimulation, and indirectly supports heart health.”