Will you become sick when you practice yoga when you get old?

a problem

A netizen talked to me about yoga some time ago. She said she had never done yoga and was a little curious. However, some friends advised her not to do yoga, because "doing yoga will be sick all over the body."

I think yoga practitioners may not agree when they hear this statement? They will think that we practice to make our bodies better. How can we practice worse and worse in the end?

However, I don't think her doubts are meaningless. Because there are really people who get worse the more they practice...

I gave her an example. In fact, every sport and every profession has its own sequelae, large and small. For example, track and field players, tennis players or rugby players, they often use certain joints or muscles, which will naturally wear out over time.

Dancers, gymnasts, and even stuntmen who are closer to yoga sometimes do movements that violate human mechanics in order to create superhuman beauty or inspire admirable movements. After a long time, it will be bad.

Yoga can also hurt

In fact, doing yoga may also cause harm. Most injuries are caused by inattention. But there is no denying that some harm is caused by ignorance.

It's not that I criticize others, but as far as I know, some teachers do not study whether those movements can be done this way when teaching postures, but instead "I have always done this" to teach students. So I know that some teachers have some injuries themselves.

Therefore, although yoga classrooms are everywhere, it is not easy to find what suits your needs and what can protect your precious bodies. In addition to asking more, you should also go to various classrooms to "try it out" more.

No special attention should be paid to postures

Another important point is that yoga is a three-in-one exercise that includes breathing, meditation and asana. It's not just about focusing on physical exercise. We value smooth breathing because breathing can bring us the most basic energy-oxygen. Breathing well can help you reach a higher level, rather than just focusing on how far your external limbs can do.

Meditation is a very important lesson for yogis. But it is undeniable that even if modern people have time to sit quietly, they usually cannot calm down. At this time, we can only rely on the training of endurance and the guidance of breathing methods to slowly enter the realm of tranquility.

Therefore, if we can practice these three upper periods at the same time, we will not just deliberately pursue the beauty and difficulty of the movements, but will develop to a higher level in a balanced manner between the body and mind. We will not have to worry about the so-called saying that "yoga is too bad for the body to practice." (Editor in charge: Zhao Ruilan)