Health killer under the hot fashion of yoga

Nowadays,"Have you done yoga?" has almost become a greeting for some fashionable men and women. However, the survey found that in some fitness institutions or yoga venues, some of the teachers-coaches who help citizens create beauty are actually "self-taught", and some take up their posts after a week of short-term training. Experts point out that improper (guided) practice of yoga will strain muscles and ligaments and even affect heart and lung function.

Beauty and fitness and practicing yoga are now becoming the "deep temptation" of fashionable urban men and women. But what I didn't expect was that yoga, a fashionable way of playing, actually hides hidden dangers for teachers and even becomes a "beauty killer."

Pursuing health and beauty is an inevitable choice for citizens who have a better life and a component of a harmonious society. Therefore, relevant departments should work with society to protect the health and beauty of citizens. Fortunately, the sports management department of our city has begun to take action. We hope that relevant management and standardization measures will be introduced as soon as possible to eliminate the "beauty killers".

Secret visit to train for a week as a coach

In a fitness and bodybuilding city, on a spacious fitness venue, with rhythmic music, dozens of women are practicing yoga under the guidance of a female coach. There are many fitness programs in this bodybuilding city, and yoga is one of them. Miss Li at the front desk told us that when you practice yoga here, you can get a monthly or annual card. The monthly card is 110 yuan and the annual card is 750 yuan. We practice five times a week, arranged at noon or evening.

The coach is a fashionable woman. When we talked to her, we asked her if she had a coaching certificate. She said "yes" and got it after training in a yoga studio. She said that in fact, whether you have a coaching certificate or not is not important. Generally, if you apply for a yoga instructor, you can take up the job as long as the student recognizes it and the boss thinks highly of it. She used to teach other fitness projects. Later, when she saw that yoga was popular, she went to a professional yoga studio in Yuzhong District to teach yoga after a week of training. But she would not say where the yoga studio where she trained for a week was.

The survey found that most yoga venues where coaches are trained have the training time of about two months, and some are as long as four months. The training includes theoretical and training, which is relatively standardized, and some even hire Indian coaches. But there are also some "crash training courses".

One of the well-known yoga venues has a week of training and charges 1500 yuan. The staff said that you can issue a certificate within one week of training, which is equivalent to a coach certificate. If you are originally a coach in other events in a fitness institution, you can add yoga projects with this certificate.

Another fitness institution trains not only professional yoga instructors, but also amateur yoga instructors. Professional training will be issued with a coaching certificate in two months, and amateur training will be issued with a graduation certificate for eight weeks, twice a week. You cannot be a coach.

Read a few books and become a coach

A senior yoga instructor revealed that there are currently a mixed number of yoga instructors on the market. Some are just making up for the job, and some are former yoga enthusiasts and have been students in some yoga venues. They are optimistic about the profession of yoga instructors, so they buy a few yoga textbooks and plates, teach themselves at home, and apply for employment at some fitness institutions. The boss allows him or her to take one or two classes, and if the students approve, they can take up the job.

According to industry insiders, there are currently about four or five professional large-scale yoga venues in the main city, and they are also training yoga instructors. Students conduct systematic training in these venues, including theory and practice, and the training time lasts for more than two months. After the training period expires, the venue will issue a coach grade certificate after meeting the requirements after the venue assessment. Students can apply for coaches at fitness institutions with such coaching certificates. He said that most yoga instructors currently on the main city market are trained in this way.

30% of sites fail to meet standards

According to industry insiders, there are nearly 100 places for practicing yoga, including yoga venues large and small, fitness institutions with yoga programs, and yoga practice venues in communities and schools. The person in charge of the Industry Department of the Municipal Sports Bureau confirmed this statement.

The person in charge of the department said that at present, they manage yoga projects as part of fitness projects. Venues or fitness institutions engaged in yoga projects should first go through the sports management department for filing, and then go to the industrial and commercial department for corresponding licenses, so that they can engage in yoga projects. However, judging from the current situation, about one-third of yoga venues or fitness institutions do not meet the requirements.

Remind that improper exercise affects cardiopulmonary function

A professional yoga instructor from a well-known yoga venue said that practicing yoga can give the body strength, flexibility, coordination and balance, improve and improve heart and lung function, detoxify and beautify the skin, reduce fat and shape, relieve stress and relax the body and mind., let the body and mind calm, etc. However, if yoga practitioners practice improperly, they will experience dizziness, dizziness, nausea and other phenomena, which may lead to muscle and ligament strains. The person in charge of the Industry Department of the Municipal Sports Bureau said that if practicing yoga without scientific guidance, it may cause damage to the body and mind, and seriously affect heart and lung function.

Reports pointed out: "Ligament strain, cartilage tear, joint inflammation, neuralgia, Achilles tendon tear, lumbar disc protrusion, etc. are common 'yoga diseases'. Ligament strains and cartilage injuries caused by improper exercise often bring pain periods of 1 to 8 weeks, while patients with neuralgia, back strains and spinal injuries may even need a recovery period of more than 4 months. Many people don't think they have been injured in the early stages of the disease, but instead think it's a normal reaction after practicing yoga. Over time, it will cause the tendon to be strained and scarred, and eventually cause permanent damage."

Yoga is not something everyone can practice

How to practice yoga safely? Experts warn yoga practitioners: When practicing yoga, you must devote yourself to it, relax your body, maintain inner peace, don't force or force your body, do as much as you can, don't compare yourself with others, and follow the coach's asana practice and don't think about it. In short, we must practice scientifically under the correct guidance of the coach.

Chen Shiyi, director of the Sports Medicine Department of Shanghai Huashan Hospital, was quoted as warning yoga practitioners: Practicing yoga is like "tailor-made", and different exercise plans should be formulated based on different people's physical conditions. For example, some people with joint problems are not suitable for practicing yoga at all, because various flexible movements in yoga will cause greater damage to their joints, and in serious cases, they may cause semi-paralysis or even fatal. Therefore, according to the scientific fitness method, before formulating a personal fitness plan, it is best to go to a sports medicine clinic or other sports science institution, and let professionals formulate a detailed "exercise prescription" for themselves and do it within their capabilities in a targeted manner.

Sports Bureau's "One Week Coach" failed

The person in charge of the Sports Bureau said that yoga is an emerging project, and the management department does not yet have an industry standard for yoga. The Municipal Sports Bureau currently temporarily classifies yoga as a fitness project management. Regarding the qualifications of yoga instructors, so far, the Municipal Sports Bureau and the State Sports General Administration have no special training institutions and have not issued yoga instructor certificates. At present, yoga instructors on the market are trained by some yoga venues and fitness institutions and issued instructor certificates.

She said that there are now some nationally recognized yoga training institutions, and the instructor qualification certificates issued by these nationally recognized institutions can be employed to work as yoga instructors. At present, some yoga instructors in Chongqing have obtained instructor certificates issued by nationally recognized yoga institutions after training, while some yoga instructors have not met the standards and requirements and have not obtained instructor certificates issued by nationally recognized yoga institutions.

Regarding some yoga instructors on the market who take up their posts after short-term training, or even become instructors without training, she said that it is impossible for a week of yoga training to reach the level of a yoga instructor. It takes at least 2 months to truly understand and reach the level of a yoga instructor required by the country. (Internship Editor: Lili)