Physical activity or exercise can improve your health and reduce the risk of developing several diseases like type 2 diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disease. Physical activity and exercise can have immediate and long-term health benefits. Most importantly, regular activity can improve your quality of life.
There are several games and activities once can pursue to maintain good physical health , recent times due to current Covid 19- pandemic surge , Yoga of various forms has emerged as a good exercise for maintaining physical health.
Yoga is an ancient form of exercise that focuses on strength, flexibility and breathing to boost physical and mental wellbeing. The main components of yoga are postures (a series of movements designed to increase strength and flexibility) and breathing.
One of the Most popular Yoga’s asana is Surya Namaskar
Surya Namaskar
Surya Namaskar (सूर्यनमस्कार), Salute to the Sun or Sun Salutation, is a practice in yoga as exercise incorporating a flow sequence of some twelve gracefully linked asanas. It is short and very effective poses of exercises which help in maintaining the overall health and everyone whether young or old can practice it.
Below is the Pictorial pics on how to practice
- Prayer pose – Pranamasana.
- Raised arms pose – Hastauttanasana
- Hand to foot pose – Hasta Padasana
- Equestrian pose – Ashwa Sanchalanasana
- Stick pose – Dandasana
- Salute with eight parts or points – Ashtanga Namaskara
- Cobra pose – Bhujangasana
- Mountain pose – Parvatasana
- Equestrian pose – Ashwa Sanchalanasana
- Hand to foot pose – Hasta Padasana
- Raised Arms Pose- Hastauttanasana
- Standing Mountain pose – Tadasana
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Benefits of Surya Namaskar
- It helps in maintaining the overall weight of the body.
- It helps in improving the concentration.
- It helps in stress management.
- Body flexibility.
View the various steps of steps of Surya Namaskar
Anulom Vilom
Anulom vilom is a specific type of controlled breathing (pranayama) in the practice of yoga. It involves holding one nostril closed while inhaling, then holding the other nostril closed while exhaling. The process is then reversed and repeated.
Alternate nostril breathing is said to have many physical and psychological benefits, including stress reduction and improved breathing and circulation. There’s scientific evidence that supports some of these claims.
Potential anulom vilom benefits: –
- As you gain more awareness and control over your breathing, you may find that it has an immediate calming effect.
- Practicing anulom vilom breathing first thing in the morning may help start your day from a better place. It can also serve as a relaxation method in the evening to promote better sleep.
- There is evidence that alternate nostril breathing can benefit your brain, as well as your respiratory and cardiovascular systems. It is also shown to reduce stress.
- These are changes that can impact every aspect of your health and well-being.
- Yoga breathing practices may improve lung function and endurance
- Anulom vilom helps in improvement of cognition and anxiety.
View the various steps of steps of Anulom Vilom
Acupressure
Acupressure, is an alternative medicine technique often used in conjunction with acupuncture. It is based on the concept of life energy which flows through “meridians” in the body. There is no age bar, everyone can perform this for better health. It can be performed daily.
The pictures shows the different acupressure points on our hand to be pressed with fingertip.
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