A 30-Year-Old Woman's Persistence Is Like That of a 20-Year-Old
Ms. Li is already a mother of two, at 30+ years old, she looks like she's only in her early twenties, with a very slender and fit figure, and almost no visible belly fat, and her skin condition is also very good. Her secret is yoga. She says that compared to other fitness activities, yoga has a lower barrier, lower cost, and requires only a yoga mat.
She usually practices at home whenever she has time, and has maintained the habit for more than a year. After practicing yoga, she feels that her temper has no longer been as irritable as before, and her mentality has become much more calm. Many things will be solved by changing the way of thinking, and she is more adept at handling family and interpersonal relationships. Ms. Li and her beloved also have a happier relationship. She often says that she is very grateful that she encountered yoga early on, which has made her life get better and better.
Yoga is a very suitable activity for women, which helps to maintain women's body shape and create beauty. Long-term practice of yoga can relieve stress, help sleep, and yoga postures can also promoteskin appears younger and has the effect of delaying aging. Therefore, it doesn't matter at what age you are, and yoga can be done. Yoga postures are many, you can gradually perform them and increase the difficulty, don't worry about your age. Here are some simple and very beneficial yoga postures that are easy to master, so try them.
1. Bridge Pose
This pose can exercise the core muscles and glutes. First, lie on your back on the yoga mat, with your legs slightly apart with your hips at the same width, bend your knees so that your ankles and the mat are vertical, don't put your feet too close to your hips, otherwise it won't generate power. Finally, exhale to raise your hips, and your waist and hips will be in a suspended state. Maintain 5-8 breaths and then lower down. After that, do a few more sets of exercises. Note that when the hip is raised, the small abdomen must exert force, try to make the knee, abdomen and chest in a straight line, to achieve this pose will unconsciously use the glutes, and can also consume fat. Although it is simple but very effective.
2. Hero Pose
This pose is a bit like kneeling in ancient times, when you kneel on the mat, you need to keep your feet together, your knees can be slightly apart, the width is slightly greater than your hips, your arms are raised, when you inhale, you feel your spine extending upwards, when you exhale, you curl your abdomen with your hands, your arms extend forward and downward, your palms down, preferably your forehead can touch the ground, maintain 5-8 breaths. Note that when doing this pose, don't let your hips leave your heels. If your palms are too far away, you can adjust the position accordingly. This tip can help us relax the spine, stretch the back and waist muscles, and after doing this action after a day of long sitting, we will have a good relaxing effect.
3. Butterfly Pose
This pose is very simple, sit on the mat with your legs spread naturally, and your legs are opened to a suitable distance according to your flexibility, when you inhale, your arms are upward, and when you exhale, your upper body and arms also curl down, your hands are in front of your body, maintain 5-8 breaths. This action can stretch the back muscles, and more importantly, it can stretch the inner muscles and ligaments of the legs, which can effectively promote blood circulation. Beginners should not open their legs too much before doing this action to avoid injury.
4. Corpse Pose
This is a posture that almost everyone can do, it is usually placed at the end of yoga postures, we just lie on the yoga mat, with our feet and hands naturally separated, palms up, the whole body muscles relaxed, at this time put on calming and gentle music, close your eyes and meditate with the music, after a few minutes, you can feel that the body is getting a good rest. This is the wonderfulness of yoga, it can calm the mood and eliminate distractions.