GUIDELINES ON HOW TO COMPLETE TASK 2

TOPIC: The Benefits of Yoga

Thesis statement:
Although many people think that yoga is just a form of stretching exercise, it is proven that yoga
provides people with many benefits. One general statement that states the whole idea of the
essay.

Three Benefits

First point = First Paragraph

1. Yoga helps to improve our physical health

2. Yoga helps to improve our mental health
3. Yoga helps to improve our relationship with others.
Topic sentence:
Controlling idea
One benefit of doing yoga is it helps us to improve our physical health. (Write only ONE sentence.
A paragraph can only have one TS.)

Supporting Sentence 1:
Practicing yoga can help us to improve our body strength. (Write only ONE sentence. This
sentence supports the TS because it is related to improving physical health. Your SS must
support the TS.)

Specific details: Do not find excerpts that are too long (e.g. one whole paragraph with sentences
that irrelevant) This will make it difficult for you to paraphrase. Find only sentences that are
RELEVANT to your points.

Excerpt:
Yoga increases muscle endurance because you typically hold any given pose for a period of time and
repeat it several times during a yoga workout. Yoga tones muscles all over your body, in balance with
each other. Weight training exercises typically isolate and flex one muscle or muscle group at a time.
This WHOLE excerpt is relevant because it is about how yoga improves body strength.

Paraphrase of excerpts:
Turner (n.d.) states that repetitively holding one position for a certain time will increase the
endurance of muscles when we practice yoga. She further states that lifting weights usually
stretches only one muscle or only one part of the body whereas yoga tones the overall body muscles
at once. (APA in-text citation technique #1)
Note: Try to vary the citation technique used in one paragraph. Dont repeat the same
technique within the same paragraph.

Reference:
Turner, K. (n.d.). Can yoga replace weight training. Retrieved fromhttp://life.gaiam.com/article/canyoga-replace-strength-training (APA referencing format)

Supporting Sentence 2:
Yoga helps to boost our immune system; therefore, it can give us a healthier body. (Write only
ONE sentence. This sentence supports the TS because it is related to improving physical
health.)

Specific details:
Excerpt:
Yoga helps lower stress hormones that compromise the immune system, while also conditioning the
lungs and respiratory tract, stimulating the lymphatic system to oust toxins from the body, and
bringing oxygenated blood to the various organs to ensure their optimal function.
This WHOLE excerpt is relevant because it is about how yoga boosts our immune system.

Paraphrase of excerpts:
According to Prisi (2007), yoga reduces the hormones related to stress which interferes with the
immune system. She also claims that yoga also has an impact on our lungs and respiratory tracts,
optimises our lymphatic system for toxin removal and distributes oxygen throughout the whole
body, which in turn, ensures that our organs are in peak condition. (APA in-text citation technique
#2)

Reference:
Prisi, A. (August 28, 2007). Support your immune system. Yoga for Wellness. Retrieved from
http://www.yogajournal.com/article/health/support-your-immune-system/
(APA referencing format)

Supporting Sentence 3:
Regular practice of yoga can help those who want to maintain or achieve a healthy weight. (Write
only ONE sentence. This sentence supports the TS because it is related to improving physical
health.)

Specific details:
Excerpt:
For one thing, practicing yoga ups your energy expenditure (i.e. calorie burn). Not to the extent of
heavy-duty cardio like running, but it still gets you moving. It also offers pain relief which might
make it possible for people to do other types of exercise and promotes mindfulness and relaxation
which might help you steer clear of overeating and emotional eating.
This WHOLE excerpt is relevant because it is about how yoga h e l p s those who want to
maintain or achieve a healthy weight.

Paraphrase of excerpts:
Yoga increases energy consumption. This means that calories can be burned during yoga even
though it is not to the same degree of calories burned when doing cardiovascular activities. It also
enables people to do other forms of workouts, as yoga help to relieve pain caused by exercising.
Yoga also encourages conscientiousness and restfulness which prevents us from eating excessively
due to stress (Goldman, 2014). (APA end of text citation technique)
Reference:
Goldman, A. (January 16, 2014). Can yoga really help you lose weight? Retrieved from
http://www.womenshealthmag.com/weight-loss/yoga (APA referencing format)

Rewrite your sentences in the outline in the form of a paragraph

Paragraph: Draft 1
One benefit of doing yoga is it helps us to improve our physical
health. Practicing yoga can help us to improve our body strength.
Turner (n.d.) states that repetitively holding one position for a certain
time will increase the endurance of our muscles when we practice
yoga. She further states that lifting weights usually stretches only one
muscle or only one part of the body whereas yoga tones the overall
body muscles at once. Yoga helps to boost our immune system;
therefore giving us a healthier body. According to Prisi (2007), yoga
reduces the hormones related to stress which interferes with the
immune system. She also claims that yoga also has an impact on our
lungs and respiratory tracts, optimises our lymphatic system for toxin
removal and distributes oxygen throughout the whole body, which in
turn, ensures that our organs are in peak condition. Regular practice of
yoga can help those who want to maintain or achieve a healthy
weight. Yoga increases energy consumption. This means that calories
can be burned during yoga even though it is not to the same degree of
calories burned when doing cardiovascular activities. It also enables
people to do other forms of workouts, as yoga help to relieve pain
caused by exercising. Yoga also encourages conscientiousness and
restfulness which prevents us from eating excessively due to stress
(Goldman, 2014).

Topic sentence
Supporting
sentence 1 and
its specific details

Supporting
sentence 2 and
its specific details

Supporting
sentence 3 and
its specific details

Read your paragraph and check for unity and coherence. Add transition signals to the add
coherence.

Paragraph: Draft 2
One benefit of doing yoga is it helps us to improve our physical
health. First of all, practicing yoga can help us to improve our body
strength. Turner (n.d.) states that repetitively holding one position for
a certain time will increase the endurance of our muscles when we
practice yoga. In addition, Turner (n.d.) states that lifting weights
usually stretches only one muscle or only one part of the body
whereas yoga tones the overall body muscles at once. Next, practicing
yoga helps to boost our immune system; therefore giving us a
healthier body. According to Prisi (2007), yoga reduces the hormones
related to stress which interferes with the immune system.
Furthermore, she claims that yoga also has an impact on our lungs and
respiratory tracts, optimises our lymphatic system for toxin removal
and distributes oxygen throughout the whole body, which in turn,
ensures that our organs are in peak condition. Finally, regular practice
of yoga can help those who want to maintain or achieve a healthy
weight. Yoga increases energy consumption. This means that calories
can be burned during yoga even though it is not to the same degree of
calories burned when doing cardiovascular activities. Moreover, it also
enables people to do other forms of workouts, as yoga help to relieve
pain caused by exercising. Yoga also encourages conscientiousness and
restfulness which prevents us from eating excessively due to stress
(Goldman, 2014).

Add transition
signals to show
each SUPPORTING
points.

Use transition
signal in the
supporting details
to show the
relationship
between the
sentences

Rewrite the paragraph. Remove any irrelevant sentence that is off topic or does not support
theTS.

Paragraph: Final Draft

One benefit of doing yoga is it helps us to improve our physical health. First of all,
practicing yoga can help us to improve our body strength. Turner (n.d.) states that repetitively
holding one position for a certain time will increase the endurance of our muscles when we
practice yoga. In addition, Turner (n.d.) states that lifting weights usually stretches only one
muscle or only one part of the body whereas yoga tones the overall body muscles at once.
Next, practicing yoga helps to boost our immune system; therefore giving us a healthier body.
According to Prisi (2007), yoga reduces the hormones related to stress which interferes with the
immune system. Furthermore, she claims that yoga has an impact on our lungs and respiratory
tracts, optimises our lymphatic system for toxin removal and distributes oxygen throughout the
whole body, which in turn, ensures that our organs are in peak condition. Finally, regular practice
of yoga can help those who want to maintain or achieve a healthy weight. Yoga increases energy
consumption. This means that calories can be burned during yoga even though it is not to the
same degree of calories burned when doing cardiovascular activities. Moreover, it also enables
people to do other forms of workouts, as yoga help to relieve pain caused by exercising. Yoga also
encourages conscientiousness and restfulness which prevents us from eating excessively due to
stress (Goldman, 2014).
(233 words)
Reference:
Goldman, A. (January 16, 2014). Can yoga really help you lose weight? Retrieved from
http://www.womenshealthmag.com/weight-loss/yoga

Prisi, A. (August 28, 2007). Support your immune system. Yoga for Wellness. Retrieved from
http://www.yogajournal.com/article/health/support-your-immune-system/

Turner,

K.

(n.d.).

Can

yoga

replace

weight

training.

Retrieved

fromhttp://life.gaiam.com/article/can- yoga-replace-strength-training
Note: Arrange the reference list according to the authors name ALPHABETICALLY. Ensure
the paragraph that you submit is the final draft and it has been proofread and edited.
Check your SVA and sentence errors such as run-ons, fragments and comma splices.
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& SUBMIT:
TASK 1 Form Outline for the whole essay three main points
TASK 2 form - Reviewed & edited
TASK 3 - Final version of your paragraph
Reference list in APA format.

SUBMISSION DATE: 29 MAY 2015 at my office before 5 p.m.