Men must learn this kind of "strong"

It is very healthy for men to practice yoga. Nowadays, most of the yoga masters traveling around the world are men. As social competition becomes increasingly fierce, men are under various pressures and are paying more and more attention to their physical health. More and more men are entering the world of yoga. It turns out that shaping a handsome, strong and healthy man can start with yoga.

Men who have practiced yoga will sigh that yoga also provides strength. They are increasingly discovering that yoga not only improves their body's flexibility, but also stimulates every part of the body, while bringing good feelings and happiness to their body and mind, making them full of strength for life.

One-legged Crane Pose

Action: Squat on the mat with your legs apart, lift your body on your toes, place your hands flat on the mat, bend your elbows, and touch the inner sides of your knees to the outer sides of your upper arms; inhale, bend forward, lift your feet off the ground, place the inner side of your left knee firmly on your left upper arm, lift your right leg up, and keep your body balanced; slowly return to the starting point and practice on the other side.

Effect: Develops balance and coordination, helps balance the nervous system, relieves tension, and strengthens the muscles of the wrists and arms.

Side Crow Pose

Action: Stand with your feet apart, bend your knees, and place your palms on the mat; exhale, lift your legs off the ground, and stretch them to the left; bend your elbows, support your body with your hands, maintain balance, lower your torso and head until they are parallel to the ground; straighten your arms, slowly return to the starting point, and practice on the other side.

Benefits: Strengthens wrists and arms, and strengthens abdominal muscles.

Peacock bondage

Action: Cross your legs into lotus pose, bend your body forward, turn your palms inward and place them on the mat, with your fingers together and pointing towards your feet; bend your elbows and bring your forearms together, and support your chest on the back of your upper arms; exhale, put your body weight on your wrists and hands, lift your legs from the ground, and at the same time stretch your body and head forward to maintain balance; lower your head and slowly return to the starting point.

Benefits: Strengthens arms, wrists and elbows, helps improve indigestion and spleen enlargement, and encourages the pancreas to produce insulin.

Headstand

Action: Kneel down, clasp your hands together and place them on the mat, place the top of your head on the mat, use your head to support your body so that the back of your head is in the cup shape formed by your hands; move your knees toward your head, lift your knees, exhale, bend your knees and lift your legs off the ground, stretch your legs, and stand upside down with your head, with your whole body perpendicular to the ground. Bend your knees and slowly return to the starting position.

Efficacy: Energizes brain cells, improves people's mental ability and alertness, eliminates symptoms of insomnia and memory loss, promotes facial blood circulation, and prevents hair loss.

Reminder: People with high blood pressure, vertigo, cerebral thrombosis, and heart disease should avoid doing this. Anyone who has suffered a serious head injury should consult a doctor first.

Unsupported Headstand

Action: Bend forward with the top of your head on the mat, stretch your arms from your chest toward your feet, with your palms facing up and your elbows straight. Keep your wrists shoulder-width apart and lift your body until it is perpendicular to the ground, making sure your legs are straight. Take a deep breath, keeping your arms straight and your elbows extended. Exhale, swing your hips back, and slowly return your legs to their original position. Gradually shift the body's center of gravity onto your wrists.

Efficacy: Promote blood circulation in the brain, beautify facial skin, and improve sleep quality.

Shoulderstand

Action: Lie on your back with your legs stretched out and your knees straight. Place your hands on the sides of your legs with your palms facing down. Exhale, bend your knees, and move your knees toward your stomach until your thighs are pressed against your stomach, taking two breaths. Exhale, lift your hips, place your hands on your hips to support your body and lift it vertically upward. Bend your knees, slowly return to the starting position, and then practice on the other side.

Effects: It revitalizes the brain, rejuvenates the abdominal organs, helps release gas in the intestines, and eliminates hemorrhoids and hernias.

Scorpion Pose

Action: First do the basic headstand pose, then slowly arch your back and bend your knees; release your clenched hands and spread them apart until your arms are parallel to each other; place your palms flat on the mat, with your feet hanging behind your back, your head raised and leaning back; slowly move your upper arms so that they are perpendicular to the ground; slowly return to the headstand pose, and then return to the original position.

Efficacy: Strengthens the spinal nerves, strengthens the arms, shoulders, chest and back muscles; restores human energy, nourishes and strengthens the pituitary gland and pineal gland, corrects glandular dysfunction; eliminates varicose veins and hemorrhoids, and also helps correct some sexual dysfunctions.

Reminder: People with high blood pressure, vertigo, cerebral thrombosis, and heart disease should not do this.

Single-leg head wrap

Action: Sit on the mat with your legs straight forward; bend your knees, lift your left foot, grab your left ankle with both hands and pull it toward your torso; exhale, stretch your left thigh upward and backward, bend your torso slightly forward, place your left leg on the back of your neck, with the outer side of your left calf just above your neck; grab your left ankle with both hands, lower your left leg back to the ground, and straighten it; switch to the other side and practice.

Benefits: The neck and back are strengthened, the leg muscles are fully stretched, the abdominal muscles are contracted, and the digestive function is enhanced.