How often should you do yoga as a beginner

“How often should I practice yoga to get the benefits?”

I hear this question all the time from my students: “How often should I do yoga to really make a difference?” If you’re asking this, you’re not alone!

Yoga is all about the process and not the end result.

But that said, many of us are drawn to yoga with specific health and wellness goals in mind (which can be anything from gaining flexibility, to reducing aches & pains, to relieving stress).

And so it makes sense that people want to know the “magic number” or length of yoga sessions where they’ll suddenly receive all of these wonderful health benefits they’ve heard about.

I know this can be frustrating to hear, but the answer is: It depends.

I go into more detail below about what the research says, but most of the time, the best frequency for yoga practice is whatever you can consistently maintain. For some, that might be 15 minutes a day.

For others, it could be 30 minutes three times a week plus a longer session on weekends.

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