Rolling out a yoga mat and flowing with your breath could be one of the best exercises for improving sleep in the long run.

A meta-analysis of 30 randomized controlled trials revealed that regular, high-intensity yoga is more strongly associated with improved sleep than walking, resistance training, combination exercise, aerobic exercise, or traditional Chinese exercises, like qi gong and tai chi.

The trials included in the analysis came from more than a dozen countries and involved over 2,500 participants with sleep disturbances across all age groups.

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When researchers at the Harbin Sport University in China crunched the numbers, they found that high-intensity yoga for less than 30 minutes, twice a week, was the best exercise antido

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