Instead of sweating it out on a treadmill or trying to get their hearts pumping, many models use a lighter approach when it comes to exercise: they do yoga.

The supermodels of the world upload on social media photos of themselves working out, sometimes throwing in a mix of meditation and pilates.

The classical techniques of Yoga date back more than 5,000 years. and the word itself means "to join or yoke together," brings the body and mind together, according to the American Yoga Association. There are also over 100 different schools of yoga.

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A vast body of research shows that meditating can reduce stress, alleviate anxiety and depression, increase your attention span, and deepen your compassion for others, among its other benefits, according to Yoga Journal. Recent studies by scientists at the University of Wisconsin and UCLA also suggest that not only doest meditation might make your brain better at cognitive functions (such as processing information and forming memories) but also that the more years you regularly meditate, the greater the benefits.

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Kempton, formerly known as Swami Durgananda, has taught meditation and yoga philosophy for more than 40 years and spent two decades as a teaching monk in the Saraswati order. He said meditating for 30 to 75 minutes a day is ideal.

There is also the factor of determining when to do yoga, and sometimes is it not best to perform the moves at night. Backbends are invigorating to the body and not recommended before going to bed, while forward bends are calming and helpful when you are feeling over stimulated, according to the Journal. Inversions, which turn you upside down and makes our blood rush - not ideal for right before you want to sleep. Standing poses build strength, stamina and balancing poses stregthen concentration. Twists relieve tension in the head, neck and back