Zhang Huimei: Practice yoga frequently and no longer pain in the cervical spine

On December 12, 2007, Zhang Huimei underwent yoga training to prepare for the upcoming grand concert that will mark the 10th anniversary of her debut. As the singing was about to start, Amei specially found a well-known yoga teacher to learn Pilates Strengthening Yoga, hoping that under the two-pronged effect, she could develop better core strength and muscle strength, making Amei on the stage more explosive.

Zhang Huimei will sing at the Taipei Dome from December 22 to 24. Singing for three nights is a great test of her physical strength. She originally relied on intense boxing to build her endurance, but because of severe pain in her cervical spine a few days ago, she was warned by a massage master not to exercise hard. Her agent Chen Zhenchuan forced her to switch to gentle yoga. This set of pictures shows Zhang Huimei who has been practicing yoga for many days, and also shows that the yoga sect she practices is Ashtanga yoga learned by her idol Madonna.

In fact, Amei did not like yoga at first. Because she was lively and active, and even preferred intense sports, boxing once fascinated her. Because the yoga movements are slow and a movement takes a long time to fix, A-Mei often complains in a low voice impatiently,"Why is it so long!" So she gave up not long after, but she had pain in her cervical spine for many days and felt as uncomfortable as a stiff neck every day.

Amei's cervical vertebra is severely skewed

The manager took her to show her to a well-known massage master, but the master frowned as soon as he touched her neck and said,"Actually, based on your condition, you should be carried in." It turned out that her cervical vertebra was very crooked. If she had not been born with a good physique, she might have been unable to feel the pain long ago. She innocently asked her master,"Then why didn't it hurt when I performed on stage?" The master said that it was because of the secretion of adrenaline that made her forget the pain, but if she was not treated again, she would still feel the pain in performing.

After being warned, she obediently learned yoga, including popular Pilates (also known as Pilates in Taiwan) and power yoga, which are of the same origin as Madonna. Madonna's ultra-difficult movements are amazing. To reach this level, it requires considerable investment and practice. She smiled bitterly yesterday and said: "Although my movements are simple, I only need one or two movements to ensure that I will sweat like rain."

Because she devoted herself to yoga, she understood why Madonna could develop beautiful muscle lines. Yesterday, she also urged fans to wear yellow or gold clothes when they came to watch the first performance on the 22nd, echoing her opening style of the golden female lion king, which felt like a party. (Internship Editor: Liang Yalin)