What is your career? Are you in a sedentary work? Does your job require you to seat for a longtime that your eyes, back, shoulders and ass feel tight and painful? Or you are a big fan of sports but do not have too much energy or time for outdoor sports or gym workout program? Here is something that will make you move your body and keep your body soft and fit, Yoga.
What is yoga?
Originated from India from around 5,000 years ago, yoga has been regarded as the treasure of the world. The definition of yoga is harmony. In ancient India, yoga is an Atman project. But in contemporary time, Yoga is mainly for mind and body cultivation. Yoga helps you to discover your potential by awareness enhancing, hence help you realize your potential. Yoga uses ancient and easy-to-learn methods to improve mental, physiological, emotional, and spiritual ability, that is a way to reach the goal of mind, body, and spirit harmony. It includes body adjustment, breathing adjustment and mind adjustment.
Preventing from Obesity
In winter when the weather gets cold, we will eat a lot to keep our body warm while at the same time we do less sports just because of laziness and coldness. Through yoga, you are able to move different parts of your body to stimulate your glands and regulate endocrine. Hen your body will produce energy and we can control diet and keep fit.
Beauty
The practice of yoga will smooth your skin to reduce your wrinkles. The inverted posture is a good way to improve blood circulation to your head and more active blood circulation. Hence your hair will get more nutrition from your body and grow glowingly.
Releasing Pressure
A regular practice of yoga will keep your body, mind, and spirit in peace and boost the function of immunity. What is more, it is will release toxins caused by pressure. Hence a lot people think yoga is a perfect way to cure your body and mind after a hard working day. Yoga erases tiredness and keep your mind in calm so that you will be peaceful and enjoy life.
Detoxing
The body sweats when practicing yoga, so the toxin will be discharged with sweat together. You can also stimulate organs to expel toxin. Hence a regular drill of yoga will help you to release toxin.
Boosting self-confidence
Through the practice of yoga, you will have a healthy, strong, and flexible body whilst it also improves image and self-confidence. Through practicing yoga it not only brings you a good mood but also bring energy to your life.
Regulating your breath
The breathing system well connects our body and mind, and when we start learning how to control our breath, we will be able to control our mind and body. Yoga is a good choice to control breath so as to control mind, lift pressure and keep in a good mood.
Regulating your breath
The breathing system well connects our body and mind, and when we start learning how to control our breath, we will be able to control our mind and body. Yoga is a good choice to control breath so as to control mind, lift pressure and keep in a good mood.
Yoga mat
Yoga mat is the basic to start yoga practice. There are different levels of yoga mat, pick up one is suitable for you is enough.
Yoga shorts
Many brands design yoga shorts with built-in liners for comfort during a bendy stretchy practice. But you can also choose longer yoga shorts reach to the knee for more coverage. Beyond yoga provides yoga shorts of different size and good materials. Generally speaking, avoid yoga bottoms that is too thin, see-through and saggy.
Yoga leggings/pants
Yoga clothing brands usually offer a wide styles of yoga leggings and pants with numerous lengths and fits. For the selection of yoga leggings or pants, pick up the one with good breathability, flexibility and comfort. Nylon-polyester-spandex blended fabric should be a good bet that moves with you through the posture. And high-waisted leggings or pants might be a good choice for you if you are interested in a wider coverage, which is less likely to slip during a fast practice.
Yoga tops
No matter what yoga style you are going to have, wearing form-fitting T-shirts or tank tops that fit snugly around the hips and waist is usually preferred by yogis. With narrow fit, the shirts will not fall over your head during forward bending posture. And many women’s yoga tops have build-in sports bras.
How to wash your yoga clothes
Most yoga outfits come with a washing instruction, but in general turn your gear inside out and wash in a cold water is a good practice to wash your yoga clothes, then tumble dry or low heat for a short cycle. If you have enough time, hang your gear to dry will be a good a to prolong the lifetime of yoga clothing. If you have bright-colored clothing, wash it separately the first few times just in case the colors bleed. Also, wash your yoga gear separately from cotton materials like towels, as the cotton fibers tend to cling to yoga clothing.
