2023-06-21 23:00:51
The international Statista Consumer Insights survey identified the countries where yoga and Pilates are most popular.
In all nations they are practiced more by women than by men.
International Yoga Day is commemorated every June 21.
To talk about integral health it is necessary to consider both the physical and the mental part. The problem is that many people forget the second facet. For its part, there are different ways to achieve relaxation and spirituality. Among the best known are the yoga and pilates, but do you know in which countries they are most popular?
History of yoga and pilates
Yoga is a traditional spiritual, physical and mental discipline originating in India. It emphasizes meditation and liberation, its main text being the Yoga Sutra dating from 400 AD With this in mind, it can be understood that it has been around for quite some time.
The core point is encourage relaxation and meditation with eyes closed. It seeks to achieve full consciousness to achieve a balance in mental health.
Due to its place of origin, yoga is usually more popular in the East. Although during the last decades it has spread throughout the rest of the world. Now there are schools in practically every city on the planet.
Instead, Pilates is part of a physical and mental training system created at the beginning of the 20th century by Joseph Hubert Pilates His idea was to unite different specialties such as gymnastics, traumatology and yoga, in addition to promoting muscle strength with mental control, breathing and relaxation.
In which countries are yoga and pilates most popular?
survey data Statista Consumer Insights show that both are practiced more frequently by women, despite their potential health benefits for everyone. The survey results also reveal the extent to which the proportion of men and women practicing both disciplines varies from country to country.
The India It is the cradle of yoga and the country where the proportion of practitioners is, compared to the rest of the markets analyzed, much more balanced between the sexes. 12% of the women and 10% of the men surveyed state that they practice these disciplines at least occasionally.
In the rest of the countries, the proportion of men who exercise with these practices varies from 1% in Japan to 5% in USA.
In spainAmong women, yoga and Pilates seem to be more popular than in the rest of the countries studied, since 16% practice them at least occasionally. However, men (4%) seem more reluctant to incorporate them into their routine.
In Mexicofans of yoga and Pilates represent 13% of women and 3% of men, somewhat more than in Brazil (11% and 2%, respectively), while the French (8% and 2%) and Japanese (3% and 1%) seem comparatively less enthusiastic about these disciplines.
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