What are the characteristics of yoga?

Nowadays, more and more people are practicing yoga. It can be said that yoga fever has become a sport that is popular all over the world. This has led to many people with a herd mentality. Although they don’t know much about yoga, they will actively practice some yoga. If they cannot practice with a coach, they will practice by themselves following a CD or the Internet. So, what are the characteristics of yoga? What should we pay attention to during the practice?

Features of Yoga:

1. It can eliminate fatigue and calm the mind. It enables people to maintain a comfortable and peaceful state and fully enjoy life.

2. Able to maintain posture balance. Yogis believe that many diseases of the human body, such as cervical spondylosis, lumbar spondylosis, etc., are caused by incorrect posture and imbalance. Through practice, every small joint, spine, muscle, ligament and blood vessel can be kept in good condition.

3. It can purify blood, regulate body weight, effectively eliminate fat and maintain a balanced diet.

4. Stimulate the endocrine system and maintain endocrine balance.

Some issues that yoga practitioners need to pay attention to:

1. Don't follow the yoga craze blindly. Yoga, which originated in ancient India and has a history of thousands of years, has become a very popular fitness method today. But doing yoga improperly can easily lead to injury. Yoga should be practiced according to one's ability

When practicing yoga, you should fully consider your flexibility, balance and strength, and must follow the principle of exercising within your ability. If the intensity is too high or the difficulty is too high, it may cause sports injuries.

2. Don’t rush to achieve results when practicing yoga.

3. Patients with chronic diseases such as hypertension, hypotension, diabetes, etc. should not perform hot yoga exercises.

4. Do not eat within 2 hours before exercise, and it is best not to eat within 1 hour after the end, as it is easy to gain weight.

From the characteristics of yoga and the precautions for practicing yoga mentioned above, we can see that practicing yoga cannot be based solely on enthusiasm, but also requires doing it according to one's own situation. It is best not to practice yoga if you have high blood pressure, low blood pressure, etc. When practicing, it is best to follow a yoga instructor, which is more formal and the exercise effect will be better.