Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Tips For Yoga beginners.

Now-a –days in running life, there should be some physical and mental activity that gives you some relief from stress. Yoga for beginners has that option. You can go for yoga by your self but it is recommended to have instructor. Here are some tips for  yoga beginners so that you don’t get confused. Much has been written about the many benefits of yoga, from increasing muscular strength and flexibility, to lowering blood pressure and stress levels and plenty in between. 
When starting any new fitness program, it's most people's first instinct to start out brimming with enthusiasm and effort.. Do not be fooled, however! As with anything, it's important to start out slowly.

  • Best times for yoga – For getting more benefit of yoga , it should be practiced at morning. But can practice at any time; however try to perform yoga at the same time daily and also at the same place if possible.
  • Do on empty stomach – Yoga must not be done after taking lunch or any food. Your stomach must be empty. Even having a yoga session when thirsty or hungry is not recommended.
  • Duration of yoga session – Beginners can start with half an hour yoga session in the beginning and gradually increase it to one hour once your body is ready for it.
  • Borrow or buy a yoga book (or even better a DVD or video) that's aimed at beginners. You can find all these at book store’s health section.
  • Using the examples in your book, DVD or video to practice at home will help you master some of the poses before you start attending classes, and help build your confidence.
  • Whatever you do, DON'T force yourself to look copy the poses of instructor exactly. If you are not doing the same , it doesn’t mean that you are doing wrong
  • Feel the difference between sensations or resistance and feeling pain; you should not feel pain while doing yoga, and if you do it could mean you are doing something wrong or need to adjust a pose to suit you better.
  • Don’t do when fatigue – Never try to force yourself to perform yoga when tired, fatigue, sleepy or hungry. It is always better to skip yoga session if feel tired.
  • If you are pregnant, than you should go for prenatal yoga or pregnancy yoga.
  • Pain/tired after yoga session – It is common for beginners to feel pain or tiredness after yoga session or on the next day. But this pain or tiredness will be gone after daily practice of yoga.
  • For kids, you should go for kids yoga for their overall development of body
  • For better performance – A warm bath makes the body more flexible and improves blood circulation for certain period of time. So practice yoga after a warm bath help you better perform yoga poses than normal.
For more information about kids yoga , yoga for beginners  visit our website: Yoganic 

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