Yoga Classes Help Lower Back Pain

People who is were assigned to take yoga for two the months experienced a 29 percent reduction in functional disability and a 42 percent reduction in pain, the authors reported in the September one edition of the journal Spine. Yoga was also associated with a 45.7 percent decrease in symptoms of depression over conventional therapy alone.

"Yoga improves functional disability, pain intensity, and depression in adults with [chronic lower back pain]," Dr. Kimberly Williams of West

Yoga for girls ant boy’s to fight fat?

Australian health experts have said a greater diversity of exercise routines would help girls, who continue to be less active than boys.

However, New Zealand experts have largely dismissed the idea.

The New South Wales Schools Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey report, released this week, surveyed more than 8000 primary and secondary students and found 22.8 per cent were overweight or obese.