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How Physical Activity can make you fit ?

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Healthy tips As we all know that sport (playing games) is one the best way to maintain our fitness and each and every game is quite useful in maintaining our fitness so today I am writing about fitness through sports: For tips of fitness   Top 7 Benefits of Physical Activity; 1. Exercise controls weight Exercise can help prevent excess weight gain or help you keep off lost weight. When you take part in physical activity, you burn calories. The more intense the activity, the more calories you burn. Regular trips to the gym are great, but don't worry if you can't find a large chunk of time to exercise every day. Any amount of activity is better than none. To gain the benefits of exercise, just get more active throughout your day. For example, take the stairs instead of the elevator or rev up your household chores. Consistency is key. 2. Exercise combats health conditions and diseases Worried about heart disease? Hoping to prevent high blood pressure? No matter what your current w...

Padmasna (lotus pose)

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Healthy tips Padmasna (lotus pose) steps and benefits: Short description: Padmasana has numerous health benefits for mentality, physicality and spiritual energy . It helps increase circulation in the lower spine, energize and tone abdominal muscles and organs and increase your flexibility and strength in the hips,ankles and legs . Padma = Lotus,  asana  = posture or pose or position Pronounced : Pa-dah-maa-sun-aa Padmasana or Lotus position  is a cross-legged yoga posture which helps deepen meditation by calming the mind and alleviating various physical ailments. A regular practice of this posture aids in overall blossoming of the practitioner, just like a lotus; and hence the name Padmasana. In Chinese and Tibetan Buddhism, the Lotus pose is also known as  Vajra position.   How to do Padmasana (Lotus Position) Sit on the floor or on a mat with legs stretched out in front of you while keeping the spine erect. Bend the right knee and place it on the left thigh. ...

Cobra Pose -Bhujangasana

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Healthy tips How to Do Cobra Pose (Bhujangasana) in Yoga Bhujangasana  (sankrant   भुजङ्गासन ; IAST:   Bhujaṅgāsana ) or  Cobra Pose  is a reclining back-bending asanas  in hatha yoga  and modern  . yoga as exercise It  is commonly performed in a cycle of asanas in Surya Namaskar (Salute to the Sun) as an alternative to Urdha Mukha Savasana  (Upwards Dog Pose). Level : Beginner Cobra is most often done as part of a Sun Salutation. It's the alternative to Upward Facing Dog ( Urdhva Mukha Shvanasana ) in the Vinyasa Sequence for beginners. But it is also a powerful backbend in its own right, so it's worth taking some time to work on this pose in isolation. Cobra done with the arms bent is sometimes called Baby Cobra. If you straighten your arms, that's Full Cobra, but don't be in a hurry to graduate to this. Benefits Cobra Pose increases the mobility of the spine, strengthens spinal support muscles, and...

Dhanurasana(Bow pose)

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Healthy tips Dhanurasana {Bow Pose}-Steps And Benefits It is one of the part of 84 native yoga English name: –  Bow pose. Sanskrit name: –  :  (Dhanurasana) Pronounciation : – DAH-noo-RAH-sah-nah. Another name: –  Urdva chakrasana (Upward wheel pose). The name “Dhanurasana” derived from Sanskrit words Dhanura which means “bow” and Asana means “posture” or “seat”. This body posture derived its name from bow. Dhanurasana is also sometimes linked with upward wheel pose or Urdhva Chakrasana. The Bow or Dhanurasana raises both halves of the body at once, combining the movements of the Cobra and Locust, and countering the Plough and the Forward Bend, same as like an archer stringing a bow. In this you use your hands and arms to pull your trunk and legs up together to form a curve. It tones back muscles and maintains the elasticity of spine, improving posture and increasing vitality. Steps of Dhanurasana Lie on your stomach Hold your both feet with your hands making a back...

Downward Facing Dog Pose (Adho mukha Savasana)

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Healthy tips Benefits of Adho Mukha Savasana: 7 Health Benefits of Practicing Downward Facing Dog Pose Every Day If you learn yoga then this asana will be the first or second Yogasana you will learn, Adho Mukha Savasana or the downward facing dog pose is one of the most popular yoga poses. You must have seen yogis doing this asana on Instagram , You will do Adho Mukha Savasana at the beginning of your yoga class and you will end your class with it. The pose may look very basic and easy but is deceptively challenging and complex. Adho Mukha Savasana works your entire body and requires a lot of strength. This basic yoga asana has several health benefits. Start by coming on all fours to form tabletop. Make sure your hands and directly under your shoulder and your knees are in line with your hips. Your back should be straight. Now, take a deep breath and straighten your legs pushing your hips up. Your body should be in an inverted V position and your feet should be flat on the floor. Try ...