What is "Yoga"?

What is "Yoga"?

John Spencer Ellis (Author, TV Show Host, Trainer and CEO, National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association) gives expert video advice on: What is the most common fitness mistake?; What is the difference between fitness and physical activity?; Why is exercise so important? and more...

Yoga comes from the Sanskrit word "yoke," or "to unite," "to bring together," and that's why it has the mind, the body, the soul, and the spirit application to it. It's breathing, it's visualization, and it's the physical postures, the asanas. It's everything put together. Yoga really has a unique interpretation to each person who practices it. For some, it's a really strenuous exercise, and for others, it's very passive.