What are the warm-up exercises for yoga?

Yoga is a relatively common sport. You can choose this sport with confidence. Yoga does not harm the body. Women who practice yoga have very good results in improving some physical problems. Yoga is very helpful for detoxification of the body. At the same time, it can relieve women's body stiffness. So how to do yoga warm-up exercises? The following is a detailed introduction so that women can have some understanding.

Yoga warm-up exercises:

Prayer pose: Stand with your back straight, feet together, hands together in front of your chest, thumbs interlocked against your sternum. Hold for 3 breaths.

Arm extension pose: Inhale, straighten your arms and lift them up, and while exhaling, stretch your upper body backward. Hold for 2 breaths.

Standing back stretch: Inhale, straighten your upper body, exhale, use your arms to stretch your body forward and downward, while keeping your back straight, hold your ankles with both hands, and bring your face close to your calves. Hold for 3 breaths.

Starting position: Inhale, lift your upper body, bend your knees slightly, and step your right foot forward with a big step, allowing the entire area below the right knee to touch the ground. Keep your left calf back and perpendicular to the ground. While exhaling, sink your hips down and try to touch the ground on the sides of your body with your fingertips. Hold for 2 breaths.

Oblique plank: inhale, lean forward, place your hands on both sides of your left foot, exhale, step your left foot backward until it is close to your right foot, tighten your buttocks, and slightly sink your hips, so that your body is in an oblique plank shape. Hold for 2 breaths.

Snake Strike: Exhale, bend your elbows, and press your knees, chest, and chin to the ground, and hold still. At this point, your legs should be completely on the ground below the knees. Hold for 3 breaths.

Cobra pose: Inhale, straighten your legs, and slide your upper body forward along the ground until your hips touch the ground. Stretch your head upward, let your upper body lean back, look at the ceiling, and be careful not to shrug your shoulders. Hold for 2 breaths.

Downward Dog Pose: Exhale, put the soles of your feet on the ground, lift your hips, keep your hands and feet in place, straighten your knees, press your shoulders down, and try to bring your forehead and heels to the ground. The body is in an inverted "V" shape. Hold for 3 breaths.

Starting position: Inhale, raise your head, and take a big step forward with your right leg so that your right calf is perpendicular to the ground. Step your left leg straight back with your knees touching the ground, and lower your hips as you exhale. Lean your upper body back as far as possible, look upward, and let your arms hang naturally on both sides of your body with your fingertips touching the ground. Hold for 2 breaths.

Standing back stretch: inhale, straighten your upper body, step your left leg forward and straighten it together with your right leg, exhale, hold your ankles with both hands, and try to get your face close to your calves. Hold for 3 breaths.

Extended Arms Pose: Inhale, raise your head and look forward as far as possible, take one breath (to prevent dizziness when getting up), then stretch your arms forward, exhale, move your upper body up and backward, and stretch your neck. Look upward and hold for 2 breaths.

Prayer pose: Inhale and use your arms to bring your upper body back to the center position. While exhaling, bring your palms together and place them back in front of your chest against your sternum. Hold for 3 breaths.

After understanding the warm-up exercise methods of yoga, you can follow the above methods when doing yoga warm-up. However, women should also pay attention to their physical condition when warming up. If they feel uncomfortable, they should not continue, especially during the menstrual period. Pay attention to this problem.