MyHappy » yoga http://www.myhappy.com/article Where the science of happiness meets ancient wisdom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:44:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Staying healthy with Laughter http://www.myhappy.com/article/2008/05/07/staying-healthy-with-laughter/ http://www.myhappy.com/article/2008/05/07/staying-healthy-with-laughter/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 01:01:55 +0000 Dos http://www.upbe.com/article/2008/05/07/staying-healthy-with-laughter/ Kids laugh 400 times a day; adults 15.Isn’t it weird when the world is not laughing? Apparently, adults need to laugh more as laughter is beneficial to one’s health.Laughter is good to the body because it stretches and works out the muscles. Laughing for 20 seconds is equivalent to three minutes on the rowing machine. Nice!

Actually, laughter is now a trend for fitness. Barb Fisher, an instructor at the University of Michigan’s Mfit Health promotion division promotes the Hasya Yoga, or the laughter yoga.

Hasya Yoga is very popular in many countries particularly in the United States and India. It is a daily routine and starts by chanting “ho ho, ha ha ha” while clapping and walking around the room.In the next half hour, they need to laugh for 30 minutes. Yes, 30 minutes. No matter what kind of laughter it may be – from hard belly laughs to soft giggles – the important thing is that the muscles are moving and the lungs taking in and out air.

Hasya Yoga provides stress relief, boosts the immune system, cardiovascular and respiratory systems. It also helps the digestive system by avoiding constipation.”It gives me a relaxed feeling, and yet I actually feel like I worked out,” says Ann Twork, a Hasya Yoga doer.

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