What are the precautions after practicing yoga?

Yoga is a very popular way of health preservation and fitness nowadays, and it is also a weight loss method that is more suitable for women. Although this method is not so intense, it is easy to get injured if you are not careful during exercise. So there are some things you need to pay attention to when practicing yoga. There are many types of yoga, such as regular yoga, hot yoga, underwater yoga and so on. You can choose the appropriate method according to your situation. Here we will introduce some things to pay attention to when practicing yoga.

1. Breathing

When doing these movements, use abdominal breathing, which will contract your abdomen. Try not to wear tight clothes when practicing. When inhaling or exhaling, you should try to reach your limit - inhale until you can't inhale anymore, and exhale until you can't exhale anymore. The entire breathing process should be deep, long, and slow. You can exhale through your nose or mouth, but inhale through your nose whenever possible.

2. Lie flat

Keep your legs together, heels off the ground, and palms pressed on the ground. Then straighten your instep and focus on your foot. Inhale slowly and deeply through your nose, feeling your abdomen slowly rising. Hold your breath for a few seconds, use your waist and abdomen to lift and bend your right leg, bringing it as close to your chest as possible. Hold your right knee tightly with both hands, and focus on your waist and abdomen.

3. Exhale slowly through your mouth, feeling your abdomen sink.

Open your right arm upward, stretch it above your head, hold your right knee with your left hand and press it down, twist your body to the left, relax your shoulders, turn your head to the right, straighten your chest and tighten your abdomen, fully stretch your chest muscles and thymus, and use your abdomen to exert force, with the support point at your hips. This movement can tighten the abdomen and effectively prevent breast sagging.

4. Breathe in slowly and deeply through your nose again.

Feel your abdomen slowly rising, hold your breath for a few seconds, bring your right leg back to the floor, return your body to the starting position, place your arms on both sides of your body, straighten your legs, put your feet together, put your heels on the ground, and exhale. This movement requires the rest of the body to be relaxed, but the abdomen to be tense at all times.

5. Lie flat on your back with your feet together, your heels touching the ground, and your palms pressing the ground.

Then tighten the instep of your feet and focus on your feet. Inhale as in the previous movements, use your waist and abdomen to lift and bend your left foot, bring it as close to your chest as possible, hold your left knee tightly with both hands, and focus on your waist and abdomen.

The above article introduces some things to note when practicing yoga. People who practice yoga for a long time have very flexible bodies. If beginners are not careful when practicing, it is easy to cause muscle strain or sprain. Therefore, you should stretch your muscles before contacting and follow the teacher's instructions to relax your mind and body. This is the only way to avoid injury.