1. Do you need underwear for Yoga
You can wear underwear to practice yoga, but don’t wear a bra. It’s better to choose yoga clothes with breast pads.
Do not wear underwear with steel rings when practicing yoga. You must also wear sports underwear. Only in this way can the body move freely without restrictions and achieve the best effect of practicing yoga.
When practicing yoga, you can take off your underwear, or choose to wear sports underwear, chest patches and chest pads. Don’t wear thick underwear with steel rings. Because many movements in yoga and Pilates are completed on the ground. When we climb down or lie on our backs on the mat, our chests are likely to be squeezed out and leaked from any place. In this way, the steel ring may get stuck in some glands of our chests, and there will be many squeezing and twisting movements, which will also press any part of our chests. This is not appropriate for our chests in the long run.
2. Benefits of Yoga
2.1. Sculpture
Yoga emphasizes the balance of posture. If you keep practicing yoga, you will obviously feel that your chest line is better; The hips are more cocky; The arms became thinner; The superfluous flesh of the thighs and calves was also missing; Little Manyao came out… These are not just things to think about, but you need to adhere to and standardize your actions as much as possible.
2.2 pressure relief
People who persist in yoga practice will become more calm in body, mind and spirit. This can promote the function of the body’s immune system and help the body to expel toxins generated in the body due to stress. In this way, it can help the practitioner to release the pressure.
2.3. Eliminate tension and fatigue
In the process of yoga practice, practitioners need to be able to abandon all distractions, relax their whole body, and effectively help eliminate the tension and fatigue of the day through many stretching movements.
3. Who is not suitable for Yoga
3.1. After entering middle age, ligaments and joints degenerate, and muscles are relatively rigid. For those who do not have strong muscle protection and support and forcibly practice difficult yoga movements, it is undoubtedly a great “challenge” to the already fragile cervical vertebrae and vertebrae, which is very easy to lead to muscle strain and dislocation of the vertebral body.
3.2. Patients with osteoporosis, especially women with severe osteoporosis. Due to the decrease of bone hardness and increase of brittleness, if you don’t pay attention to yoga, you may cause compression fractures or vertebral body fractures.
3.3. Patients with cervical and lumbar diseases. If you practice some yoga movements, such as plough pose, it is easy to cause intervertebral disc herniation or the original condition is more serious.
3.4. Patients with cardiovascular disease or obesity. If the action is intense, such as doing handstands, it is likely to increase the burden on the heart and cause discomfort.
The best time to practice yoga
1. After getting up in the morning
Just getting up in the morning and practicing yoga for 10 minutes can make people’s minds become clear and energetic all day long. Generally, the yoga pose suitable for morning practice is the Sun Salutation pose. Practicing Sun Salutation can make your body flexible and full of energy after practice.
2. Before lunch
After a day’s work, people are often very tired, so practicing yoga before eating can relieve physical fatigue, and also burn fat, which is helpful for weight loss. Usually, it is appropriate to practice yoga on an empty stomach, which will not cause discomfort.
3. Before going to bed at night
Before going to bed at night, in order to relax and promote sleep, you can practice yoga for 10 minutes. If you feel that your body has strong adaptability, you can also practice more movements to help you slim your abdomen and waist. However, it should be noted that do not practice movements with too much intensity, so as to avoid injury, physical discomfort and affecting sleep.
Basic movements of Yoga
1. Alternate breathing method: adopt lotus or cross legged sitting posture, with the index finger of the right hand in front of your eyes. First, breathe completely, then block the right nostril with your thumb and inhale through the left nostril. Hold your breath for another 16 seconds, then open your right nostril, block your left nostril with your middle finger, and exhale through your right nostril.
2. Purification breathing method: stand straight, legs apart, and breathe slowly through the nose. Hold your breath for a few seconds, press your lips on your teeth, leaving a small narrow gap, and let the gap drain out from the small gap until the air is completely emptied. It should be noted that the gas must be discharged from the gap, otherwise, this breathing method will not achieve the expected effect.
3. Lotus pose: first put your right leg on your left thigh and your left foot on your right thigh, so that your heels are close to your abdomen, your palms are open, and your index fingers and thumb tips touch. Then put your hands on your knees, keep your head and spine straight, and meditate with your eyes closed.
4. Auspicious style: the right heel is facing the left thigh, and the left heel is facing the right thigh. Then put your hands near the abdomen, and hold your left hand with your right hand. Then adjust your breathing and meditate with your eyes closed.
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