Avoid three misunderstandings about practicing yoga

Myth 1: Dancing aerobics as a warm-up

Some yoga instructors use aerobics as a warm-up exercise before doing yoga, which is not advisable because the body is in a state of excitement after aerobics and cannot enter the meditation state required by yoga.

In addition, the excitement of the body after jumping exercises can easily lead to too rapid yoga movements, resulting in various strains. In formal yoga courses,"Japanese salutation" is usually used as a preparatory action to put the joint muscles into a relatively relaxed and soft state.

Myth 2: Practice your own movements at home

There are many yoga enthusiasts who like to practice their movements at home following tutorials such as CDs or books because they don't have time to go to the training ground or for other reasons. In this regard, Ling Hong, a coach at a bodybuilding club in Foshan, pointed out that this method is not advisable, especially harmful to beginners.

She said: "When I practice, I focus on the pursuit of the action itself, pursuing the results and ignoring meditation and breathing." If yoga learners do not understand their own body and their limits, they will fall into blind practice and increase the chance of injury.

Myth 3: Just sweat is good

After a yoga class, you should have a good feeling of unity between your body and mind. If only a certain part of your body feels good, sweating profusely, or feeling headache, soreness and excessive excitement, it is a sign of physical injury. You should give yourself a questionnaire after the end of each class to ask yourself how your body feels and see if it exceeds the limit, so as to formulate an exercise plan to achieve the best results. (Internship Editor: Lin Xiaodong)