Five styles of water yoga to lose weight and detoxify

As the name suggests, water yoga is an innovative form of exercise that cleverly combines the basic principles of water exercise with some familiar yoga postures. At present, tens of thousands of people in the United States are keen on water yoga. Many swimming pools in Japan also offer water yoga fitness programs, but they are still in their infancy in China.

A water depth of 1-1.2 meters is suitable for yoga in the water

Yoga emphasizes the mastery of posture, rhythm and exhalation, especially in the mastery of breathing techniques, which is quite similar to swimming. The biggest difference between practicing yoga in water and yoga on land in postures is that in addition to mastering the body, practicing yoga in water also requires an understanding of how the body gets along with the water.

Water yoga can make full use of the resistance and buoyancy characteristics of water. Through the resistance of water, one can exercise one's strength and endurance and create a perfect body; through the buoyancy of water, one can exercise one's flexibility and reduce sports injuries. It is applicable to many people.

TIPS: Yoga in the water: The water depth should not exceed the abdomen. The water depth of 1-1.2 meters is more suitable, including more standing movements

If you can persist in doing water yoga for a long time, you can not only adjust the body's posture and physiological curvature of the spine, but also make the entire body develop into a streamlined shape. This adaptability and variability shapes the person's beautiful lines, especially on the abdomen, feet, buttocks, The shaping of chest, shoulders and back curves.

Posture 1: Half Moon Posture

Standing, inhale and lift your right leg while lifting your right arm, and exhale to the left side of your head and the right side. Do the other side the same way. Hold for three seconds

Efficacy: Half moon pose reduces excess fat on the side waist, beautifies the lines of legs and arms, and strengthens the weight of legs.

Asana 2: Stretch one leg and back

- Stand with your low back pain straight, focus on your right leg, lift your left leg and place it on the steps, inhale and lift your arms to the top of your head, exhale forward and downward, and use your upper body to stick to your left leg as much as possible. Do the same for the right leg. Hold for three seconds.

Efficacy: Balance the body and stretch the spine and ankles. Promote digestion and benefit the lower body.

Note: Stretch your knees and keep your back upright.

Style 3: Tree Style

Start in the basic standing stance, that is, with your feet together, your palms facing inward, and your arms close to the outside of the left and right thighs, then lift your right heel to the groin and upper half of the thighs, with your right toe down, and place your right leg firmly on or on your thighs, while balancing your left leg and standing on your knees, holding your palms together, with your arms straight, and holding them high above your head. Hold for 30-60 seconds.

Efficacy: Beautify the lines of arms, prevent chest sagging, and improve people's concentration.

Key points: Push hard on your abdomen and legs.

Asana 4: Warrior 2

Basically standing. Exhale deeply with your feet as big as your shoulders, lift your arms horizontally to both sides, parallel to the ground, straighten your left knee, turn your right foot 90 degrees to the right, and turn your left foot 15-30 degrees in the same direction, not more than 30 degrees. Bend your right knee until the thighs are parallel to the ground, and the calves are perpendicular to the floor and thighs, then stretch your hands as far as possible to the sides, turn your head to the right, and look at the tips of your right fingers while breathing deeply, while stretching the muscles on the back of your left calf as much as possible. Hold for 30 seconds. (Repeating)

Efficacy: It can make leg muscles flexible and reduce spasms in this area.

Note: Tighten all intramuscularly.

Asana 5: Standing latch pose (side waist pose)

- Place your left leg on the steps, grab your left leg with your left arm, inhale and lift your right arm above your head, exhale and pull your body against your left leg, and place your right hand on your left hand.

Efficacy: Stimulate blood circulation in massage liver and spleen, correct poor back posture.

Note: Ribs turned up. (Internship Editor: Yan Lili)