1. How to control breathing in yoga
1.1 never hold your breath
For most practitioners, the faster flow yoga will increase the oxygen consumption of the body, and the breathing will naturally become faster. If you can’t keep up with the teacher’s breathing rhythm when practicing at this time, you must not force it, otherwise you will feel uncomfortable.
1.2 “add one breath”
When breathing is short, it is sometimes difficult to enter a pose with one breath or exhale. At this time, you can use the technique of “adding one breath”. For example, when the teacher says to inhale, you are exhaling. You can quickly exhale half of it and then follow the teacher’s inhalation. This technique is very useful.
1.3 never rush to finish breathing
Some experienced practitioners have a slow breathing rhythm, and sometimes they will be slower than the teacher’s command in class. At this time, they must not rush to finish the last breath and enter the next action in order to catch up with one action.
1.4 “slower than the teacher”
When breathing slowly, you can “be a little slower than the teacher”.
2. What are the benefits of Yoga
2.1. Prevention of obesity
Yoga stimulates our glands, adjusts our endocrine, increases our heat production capacity, helps us to better control our appetite and prevent our body from getting fat by squeezing in various forward bending, backward leaning and left and right twisting postures.
2.2. Beauty
Yoga reduces facial wrinkles and produces a natural “skin pulling” effect. Yoga handstand posture can often restore the original color of gray hair and delay the phenomenon of gray hair.
2.3 release pressure
Regular yoga practice can make the body, mind and spirit more calm, promote the function of the immune system, and discharge the toxins in the body caused by stress.
2.4. Detoxification
Yoga practitioners usually sweat profusely. At this time, toxins in the body can be excreted through the skin. You can also massage and stimulate some organs with detoxification function through twisting and bending postures. Therefore, regular yoga practice can help expel toxins from the body.
3. Precautions for practicing yoga
3.1. Don’t do yoga on an empty stomach
It’s best to finish eating one hour before yoga, but if you have time to eat one hour before but are hungry, you can eat a banana 20 minutes before yoga, which can resist hunger without indigestion.
3.2. Socks and gloves are not required
Non slip gloves and socks will make you feel wrong about the position of body extension when practicing yoga posture, and in the long run, you will not be able to do specific yoga movements and exert the effect of yoga practice.
3.3. Adjust breathing
Yoga classes usually start with breathing exercises and end with slow deep breathing. When you don’t know what to do, focus on exhaling and inhaling. This is the best way to keep calm and help yoga posture.
How to buy Yoga Mat
1. Smell for smell
When buying, it is recommended to ask the shopping guide to open the new yoga mat and smell whether there is a peculiar smell. It is not advisable to have a heavy or persistent odor.
2. See if it slips
When you buy a cushion, you must try it on the ground, gently push it away, and you must have a dry feeling, so that it is not easy to slip and has strong grip. Avoid that too much foaming agent on the surface of the yoga mat will make it wet and slippery, which is not conducive to the safety of practice. Even if you sweat profusely, you can practice skillfully on it. The particles at the bottom of the cushion are full and will not slip.
3. Focus on materials
Material is the most important thing that everyone should pay attention to when buying yoga mats, and it is also the key to determining the price of mats. When beginners buy yoga mats, many choose beautiful designs and colors, but often ignore the quality of the mats. Generally speaking, TPE pad is the most environmentally friendly, but the price is also high. PVC foam mat is cheap and good, can be bought everywhere, and the quality is guaranteed. These two kinds of mats are more suitable for beginners to buy.
4. See if it is easy to crack
Before buying a yoga mat, it is recommended to take an eraser with you and use it to wipe the yoga mat to see whether the material is easy to crack, because a good Yoga Mat must have certain pressure resistance and not be easily torn.
Cleaning method of yoga mat
1. Prepare a dish of clean water, add a small amount of washing liquid, fully stir it, put the towel in, wet it and wring it dry;
2. Wipe the yoga mat repeatedly, from top to bottom, or according to the texture, but it should be noted that if you see dirt, you should wipe it repeatedly;
3. After wiping, change a basin of clean water, wash and wipe it once to completely remove the stains, thus completing the cleaning of the yoga mat;
4. After cleaning, put it in a clean and sunny place to dry. If the weather is good, it can also be placed in a cool place.
5. When the yoga mat is dry, roll it up and put it in a packaging bag, and store it well for next use. It is usually cleaned once a month or regularly according to the frequency of use.
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