Can Yoga Boost Immunity?
It is said that yoga has lots of benefits. On one hand, it calms us down mentally; on the other hand, it shapes our bodies like the other exercises do. And it’s good for our health.
But do you know that yoga can boost immunity?
After all, yoga is a kind of exercise. It exercises your muscles, massage your body, improves circulation, and boost your immunity.
In the changeover period between autumn and winter, it’s important to boost our immunity through yoga, and get adapted to the changeover and weather.
The following are some yoga poses that help us to improve our immunity:
1. Child’s Pose
Step 1: Kneel on the floor with your toes together and your knees hip-width apart. Rest your palms on top of your thighs.
Step 2: On an exhale, lower your torso between your knees. Extend your arms alongside your torso with your palms facing down. Relax your shoulders toward the ground.
Step 3: Rest in the pose, keep breathing, and repeat for 8 times.
Benefit: The pose strengthens stomach wiggle and promote secretion of digestive juice, improve immunity.
2. Bridge Pose
Step 1: Lie on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat against the floor. Keep your palms flat as you extend your arms onto the floor.
Step 2: Press your feet and arms into the floor and exhale as you lift your hips towards the sky.
Step 3: Roll your shoulders underneath your body and clasp your hands together, keeping your arms as straight as possible. Keep your thighs and feet parallel and your chin slightly lifted. Hold pose, keep breathing, and repeat for 8 times.
Benefit: The pose improves blood circulation, and it helps boost metabolism.
3. Wind and Tree Pose
Step 1: Stand still with your feet together.
Step 2: Reach your both arms upward, inhale, and bend your body to the left side. Hold on for 2 seconds, and come back. Repeat for 8 times. Change to the other side.
Benefit: The pose helps exercise our waist, and release the stress.
4. Dove Pose
Step 1: Kneel on the floor with your back straight and arms resting at your sides.
Step 2: Lean back and place your hands on the floor behind you, fingers facing inward.
Step 3: Lower your elbows onto the floor behind you so your entire forearm is on the floor, facing inward.
Step 4: Arch your back, lifting your thighs up and forward. Try to move your hands toward your feet and straighten your arms. Repeat for 8 times.
Benefit: It helps boost metabolism.
5. Cat Pose
Step 1: Start on your hands and knees (all fours) with knees under the hips and wrists under the shoulders or slightly forward.
Step 2: Spread your fingers and press through the base of the fingers and the fingertips.
Step 3: As you exhale, pull your belly in, lift your side waists, round your spine and release your head towards the floor. Hold the pose for 5 seconds.
Step 4: Actively press the floor away and feel the stretch in the back body. Hold the pose for 5 seconds.
Step 5: Repeat for 8 times. Inhale and come back into your neutral starting position.
Finally, repeat the first pose for relaxing.
Have you mastered the poses? Aren’t they simple? They are basic poses for beginners. Just learn it!
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