Basic yoga movements for men

Yoga is a gentle way of exercising. By practicing yoga, you can make your body more supple and toned, and you can also exercise your body shape, which is also very beneficial to your health. Not only women can practice yoga, but men can also practice yoga. Men need to master a few basic movements first to practice yoga, and gradually increase the difficulty.

What are the basic yoga movements for men?

How to do it: Stand upright with your feet together. Put your hands together in front of your chest. Relax your whole body. Breathe evenly.

Benefits: Creates a state of concentration and tranquility in preparation for the exercises to be performed.

How to do it: Raise your upper arms upward and overhead, with your arms shoulder-width apart. Tilt your head and upper body back slightly.

Breathing: Inhale while raising your arms.

Benefits: Stretches the abdominal organs, thereby eliminating excess fat and improving digestion. Strengthens arm and shoulder muscles. Strengthen the spinal nerves and open the lungs.

How to do it: Bend forward until your hands or fingers touch either side of your feet, or the ground in front of your feet. Use your forehead to touch your legs, but don't strain. Keep your knees straight.

Breathing: Exhale while bending forward. In the final position, try to contract your abdomen and exhale as much as possible.

Benefits: Helps eliminate or prevent stomach or abdominal disease and reduce excess abdominal fat. Improve digestion. Helps eliminate constipation, softens the spine and strengthens spinal nerves.

How to do it: Stretch your right leg as far back as possible. Bend your left leg at the same time, but keep your left foot in place. Keep your arms straight and in place. At the end of the movement, your body weight should be supported by your hands, left foot, right knee and right toes. In the final position, the head should be tilted back, the back should be arched, and the gaze should be directed upward.

Breathing: Inhale as you extend your right leg back.

Benefits: Massage the abdominal organs and improve their mobility. Strengthening the muscles of the legs will lead to neurological balance.

In yoga, flexibility is not the starting point, but the outcome. Yoga is self-cultivation. Let your heart listen to the voice of your body.