Those who should not practice yoga

Yoga is a common way of maintaining health in daily life. It is not only very beneficial to our health, but also used by many women as a way to lose weight. Many organizations exaggerate the functions of yoga, which has deeply attracted many audiences. However, yoga also has its suitable and unsuitable groups of people. You must figure out your own situation so that you can maximize its functions. So, who are not suitable for practicing yoga? Let’s take a closer look below.

First, middle-aged and elderly people. After entering middle age, ligaments and joints degenerate, and muscles become stiffer. Without strong muscle protection and support, forcing oneself to practice difficult yoga moves is undoubtedly a huge "challenge" for the already fragile cervical vertebrae and spine, and can easily lead to muscle strain and vertebral dislocation. Unless you have been practicing yoga since childhood and have good body flexibility.

Second, patients who already have osteoporosis. Especially women with severe osteoporosis. Due to the decrease in bone hardness and increase in brittleness, if you are not careful when practicing yoga, you may suffer from compression fractures or vertebral ruptures.

Third, patients with cervical and lumbar spine diseases. If you practice certain yoga movements, such as the plow pose, it can easily cause a herniated disc or make the original condition worse.

Fourth, patients with cardiovascular disease or obesity. If the movements are strenuous, such as doing a handstand, it is likely to increase the burden on the heart and cause discomfort.

Yoga is a very good exercise to relax the body and mind. For the spine, moderate yoga practice can relax and stretch the muscles, enhance the toughness of muscle ligaments, and thus stabilize the spinal joints. In this sense, yoga has a certain spinal protective effect.

It is worth pointing out that there are a large number of yoga poses that bend the spine forward and backward. If these bends exceed a certain degree, the vertebrae will cause excessive compression of the intervertebral discs, damaging the intervertebral discs and causing them to degenerate faster or even protrude. Experts say that yoga is not suitable for everyone, especially for beginners who have never been exposed to yoga and some middle-aged and elderly people. When they first start practicing, if they are not careful, they may cause damage to the spine and aggravate cervical and lumbar spine diseases.

Yoga certainly has many benefits for our body, but some people are not suitable for practicing yoga. We need to know who are not suitable for practicing yoga, compare it with our own situation, and see if this method is suitable for us. We must not be overly obsessed with yoga, and only by taking a scientific approach can we use it to the greatest extent.