Stress is a thing that’s in our world all the time. Stress mostly affects our overall being: our emotion, behavior, physical actions and more. That’s why, we need to eliminate and give off stress that makes hormonal imbalances. Some related problems connected with stress are weight gain, mood swings, “period” problems, and even infertility.
One thing that you can do to counter this is to do yoga exercises.
According to Positivemed, yoga is has been practiced thousands of years ago. This discipline originated from Asian regions which involve “deep breathing, stretching, and meditation”. Once started doing, it will provide you immediate instant relief from stress and if done in a regular basis, lasting results will be yours.
Yoga is composed of different poses that are intended for a certain body part and internal organ.
The body parts that are often targeted by these exercises are the core, arms, legs, glutes, back and more.
These are just some of the benefits of yoga include:
1. Improvement of your flexibility
Yes, since flexibility is really involved in all of the poses in yoga, you will surely develop flexibility. At the start of your yoga class, you might not reach your toes but gradually, you will be able to do so. Yes, there will be pains but, in regular practice, things will be loosened up.
2. Helps in building muscles
Because of the continuous poses which requires strength and stretching of the muscles, you will see differences in your strength before. Also you will see it in the mirror.
3. Great posture
In yoga, you need to do all the poses properly. Together with deep breathing exercises, you will surely achieve that great posture you’ve always wanted. In most poses, you need to straighten your back making it a habit and norm as the days go by.
4. Promotes a healthy lifestyle
Since you’re moving more and more than eating like before, you’ll surely be shedding more calories. Thus, losing weight will just come as a result. Also, you’ll become more conscious on what you’re eating.
Now, here are the specific Yoga poses that will surely help you:
The Child’s Pose
You just need to kneel on a mat. Then press your chest to your knees with your forehead on the floor. Then, set your arms at your sides so that your palms will reach your feet.
The Bridge Pose
Start by laying on your back on a mat, bend your knees with your feet on the floor. Rest your arms on the floor next to your body while your palms are flat down. Then, press your palms into the floor while raising your hips up like forming a bridge.
Here’s an infographic showing all the easy yoga poses that will surely help you eliminate stress.
Yoga is newbie-friendly. And you’ll be surprised how easy these poses are when you started doing it.
Start a healthy life, folks!
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Source:
Gaiam
Positivemed
Yogajournal
WebMD