Is yoga a sport?

Yoga, especially asana exercise, is a special kind of physical exercise. If you remove the special requirements for mental rotation, body perception, breathing and meditation, there is no difference between physical exercise and gymnastics, except that there are some gentle and slow movements on the surface.

Physical exercise includes "warm-up", "breathing adjustment" and "psychological adjustment". For example, "warm-up" is the main content of physical exercise, and the regulation of breathing is also very important for physical exercise, just as long-distance runners must coordinate breathing and pace. Physical exercise also attaches great importance to the influence of psychological state. The competitive performance of almost all sports is related to the psychological stability of athletes, but the influence is different.

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Today, yoga has become a widely spread physical and mental exercise method in the world. From India to Europe, America, Asia-Pacific, Africa, etc., it is highly respected for its obvious effect on psychological decompression and physical health care. At the same time, various branch methods of yoga are constantly evolving, such as Bikram yoga, hatha yoga, high-temperature yoga, healthy yoga, etc., as well as some yoga management sciences.

Baidu encyclopedia-yoga

The World Wide Web Sports-Yoga Movement was incorporated into the General Administration, and the management organization of the Promotion Committee was established.