Yoga for sports and fitness
Include yoga asanas and breathing exercises in your sports routine and fitness regimen and see a dramatic improvement in your fitness as well as in your sports performance.
Incorrect breathing while performing exercises may place a strain on your muscles, mind and body. ‘I have conducted several lectures and workshops on subjects like: ‘Weight loss with kriyoga’ and ‘The five ancient techniques to reverse aging.’ I have also lectured on yoga for athletes for fitness and sports enthusiasts and trainers around America, Australia, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, etc, educating them in the age-old techniques of yoga and breathing exercises. And it has benefited hundreds of participants while improving their fitness and health.
By adding yogic breathing while doing weight training, you can increase muscle density, flexibility and strength. Practising yoga while training for a sport helps improve the practitioner’s skills, mind power, stamina, endurance, recovery and higher performance levels. Adding yoga techniques to your fitness routine increases stamina, endurance and engenders an enthusiasm to exercise more regularly.
Have you ever noticed that after a good run, you can barely touch your feet while keeping your legs straight? That’s because running causes tightness in the hamstrings, which may lead to back pain or stiffness.
For example, if you have been running for an hour, then you should spend at least 20 to 30 minutes doing yoga stretches. The ancient breathing exercises of yoga, like ujjayi, deep diaphragmatic breathing, yogic breathing, helps increase your lung capacity, gears up the metabolism and burns fat faster. And postures like suryanamaskar, half-moon pose, balancing postures and back exercises will stretch your muscles, make joints supple, strengthen the back and prevent sports injuries.
(To be continued next week)
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