Yoga: Worth the Sweat?

We’ve all heard about the potential benefits of yoga—fans claim the practice can reduce stress, boosts metabolism, and burns calories—but how much of those health benefits are true? Can yoga really do it all?

William Broad is the author of The Science of Yoga: The Risks and the Rewards. He is a yoga practitioner and a science writer at the New York Times. Broad spoke to NPR’s Science Friday about the numerous popular health claims around the practice…

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