Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh Organization conducted Yogathon in Parsippany

Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh Organization (HSS) conducted Yogathon(Yoga Marathon) event at PAL center, Parsippany, NJ on January 29th to encourage health/fitness for every person in the northern jersey area regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, faith, and nationality. The main objective of the awareness program was for everyone to participate and achieve personal goals of a healthy lifestyle.

“Yoga for Health; Health for Humanity - Yogathon" event was participated by more than 100+ people (including children) where all the participants did continuous yoga (Surya Namaskar - Sun Salutation) for 2 hours.

Parsippany Mayor James Barberio attended the inauguration event and gave the Proclamation to the organization & appreciated the health/fitness event. Parsippany township councilman Justin Musella participated in Yogathon, did yoga with everyone, and as part of the conclusion ceremony, distributed certificates to all the participating children to encourage them to actively spend time on exercises and be fit/healthy.

Brief description of Surya Namaskar(Sun Salutation) Yoga :
Without the sun, life on Earth would not be possible. All life on the planet, including us requires energy from the sun. Surya Namaskar, also called - salutation to the sun, provides us with the opportunity to offer our gratitude to the sun for its life-giving light.

Surya Namaskar is a popular form of Yoga that is practiced all over the world especially practiced during the early morning. Only 35 to 40% of your muscles are used in daily activities. In Surya Namaskar, almost 97% of your muscles are switched-on to active mode.

Sun Salutation is one of the best form of Yoga to energize the body, sharpen the mind, and start the day with gratitude. It rejuvenates, energizes, and purifies the mind and body as well as strengthens muscles and joints. It also improves the digestive system and helps reduce stress levels.

About HSS organization:

Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh, USA Inc (HSS - also termed as Hindu Service Society) is a non-profit socio-cultural organization having 235 branches in 34 states. HSS does several community-based activities mainly to build/strengthen individual person’s leadership skills as well as volunteer for the local community activities.