Published 17:16 IST, October 18th 2019
Yoga: Therapeutic application of asanas for flexibility
Yoga is an ancient way of maintaining the flexibility of the body and keeping it healthy. Here are a few asanas that can help you increase your flexibility.
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Flexibility has ermous benefits as it promotes range of motion and joint health that helps in preventing back pain, repetitive-use dam, and sports injuries. Yoga helps in increasing flexibility, as you can work on your core strength and build support muscles. If you have tightness in lower back, hamstrings, calves, or shoulders, yoga is exactly what you need. Flexibility is t a prerequisite, it’s a result. person touching ir se to knees is t a winner at yoga, but a person who improves ir flexibility overtime wins at life.
Supta Pangusthasana
re are a number of ways to apt this pose, most tably by us of a strap around instep of lifted leg. Keep your leg as straight as possible as this is best way to stretch your groins, lower back, hamstrings, calves. Don’t worry about how high you can lift your leg. Begin by lying on your back with your knees bent and soles of both flat feet on floor. Hugh your right knee towards your chest. Extend your right leg straight up toward ceiling. Activate both feet. Keep a hand on your left thigh it will remind you to keep that hip flat down on mat. After five to ten breas, repeat with left leg.
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Sucirandhrasana
This pose helps in stretching lower back flexors, gently at first and n more deeply as more flexibility is achieved. If you prefer more intensity, you can substitute in pigeon. Lie on your back and bend your knees. Place your right ankle on top of your left thigh and open your right knee to right. Hold pose. n lift your left foot off floor and start to bring your left thigh in direction of your chest. Reach your right hand through gap between your legs to clasp your hands around back of your left thigh. Draw your left knee close to your chest while holding pose. You can also use your right elbow to nudge your right knee furr away from your chest.
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ho Mukha Svanasana
This pose is good for stretching hamstrings and calves along backs of legs. Come to your hands and knees with knees behind your hips. Curl your toes under and lift your knees from floor. Lift your seat to ceiling by straightening your legs. Pedal your feet one at a time. Settle into relative stillness for a least five breaths while pushing strongly into palms of your hands and maintaining inverted V shape of posture.
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15:13 IST, October 18th 2019