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How Does Yoga Effect Your Flexibility?
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OMMMMMM: It sounds like a stretch, but a small study of women who took yoga--which promotes flexibility, strength and mental relaxation--during cancer treatment said they felt better about their health and could function better than women who weren’t taking yoga twice a week. Those practicing yoga, who were having radiation treatments, were better able to climb stairs, lift groceries, walk a mile, and had less fatigue and slept better. The researchers have planned another study, funded by the...
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