As part of Yoga Day USA - taking place Saturday, January 23 - Yoga Alliance conducted a survey to determine those factors that may prevent people from reaping the rewards of this thousands-year-old practice. The 2010 Yoga Insight Survey sought to identify the country’s general level of understanding of the myriad health and wellness benefits the practice yields.

“Yoga Day USA is an opportunity to help educate people - from the most experienced yogis to those trying it for the very first time - about the power of yoga,” said Dr. Terri Kennedy, a member of the Yoga Alliance board of directors.

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Ratio Eating - Carbs and Proteins While there is debate whether or not you should eat before a workout, most experts believe that post-workout nutrition is extremely important. After a hard workout your muscles are literally starving for quality foods and are very receptive during this window of opportunity.

The increase in enzyme activity makes it prime time for muscle building off of the protein and regaining energy from the sugars you receive. It terms of carbs, it’s important to include a mix of low to high GI(glycemic index) ones, so you can get an almost immediate boost and then a sustained energy for the next couple of hours. A popular way to measure the balance of carbs and proteins you should have is using a 4:1 ratio of carbs to proteins.

Regular yoga practice is associated with mindful eating, and people who eat mindfully are less likely to be obese, according to a study led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

The study was prompted by initial findings reported four years ago by Alan Kristal, Dr.P.H., and colleagues, who found that regular yoga practice may help prevent middle-age spread in normal-weight people and may promote weight loss in those who are overweight. At the time, the researchers suspected that the weight-loss effect had more to do with increased body awareness, specifically a sensitivity to hunger and satiety than the physical activity of yoga practice itself.