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Exercises
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| Sunday, December 21, 2008 |
Yoga exercises strengthen your body and make it more flexible. Yoga also calm your mind and gives you energy. In active sports or vigorous exercise, you use energy. In yoga classes, students say they feel tranquil after a class, have more energy. Slow and steady motion is the key to going or leaving postures. You hold a yoga pose for several seconds or even minutes and give attention to full, quiet breath. Your yoga instructor always encourage you to relaxation exercises that are ongoing.
You gently place your body into yoga postures. Done properly, there is very little chance of injury or muscle stress. A particular asana is not repeated dozens of times, nor are you ever encouraged you to do too much.
A yoga session is designed to balance. You extend to the right and left. And then you fold forward. You learn to recognize when one side is stronger or more flexible than others. Thus, harmony and balance are achieved with the practice of yoga.
People of all ages can practice yoga exercises. They are easily modified to meet your needs and physical condition. Do not be fooled by the difficult search postures May you see in a book of yoga. A trained teacher can adapt most asanas with chairs, cushions, even a wall or other accessories. A practice of yoga can be tailor-made for you. If something is really impossible for you to do, forget everything. Never compete with oneself or others. Yoga is a stress-free but powerful means of the year.
Yoga is good to increase your flexibility and relieve stress, but it does not take the place of aerobic exercise. You should always do regular aerobic exercise, increasing your cardiovascular fitness, helps you lose weight, and for people with non-insulin-dependent (type II) diabetes at least, improves control of blood glucose. |
posted by neptunus @ 4:59 AM
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