The best teammate for weight loss is stress relief! This yoga trick of lying down can improve insomnia, get rid of stress and prevent obesity

The best teammates for weight loss are definitely diet, exercise, and stress relief which is easily overlooked! Especially, office workers who sit for a long time at the computer have tense and sore shoulders and necks, and feel tired all over. After a tiring day, the most important thing when they return home is to relieve the physical and mental stress. In addition to listening to music and taking a bath, practicing yoga is also the best choice. Professional yoga teachers revealed: Just lie down and stretch your limbs to get complete rest and relaxation. It can also improve insomnia, relieve stress, promote immune system function, and prevent obesity.

Benefits of yoga: help metabolism, help sleep, improve menstrual pain, etc.

Yoga is one of the most popular sports among women. Many celebrity goddesses enjoy it to maintain a well-proportioned and graceful figure, help metabolism, aid sleep, and even help eliminate menstrual cramps and cold hands and feet. In the face of daily work pressure, yoga is the best way to relieve stress.

In plastic surgeon Lin Zhen's new book "You're Not Fat, You're Stressed", professional yoga teacher Li Shuling once followed Lin Zhen to promote "Enjoy a Thin Life", accumulating a lot of health knowledge from all-round perspectives of diet, nutrition, and exercise, thereby helping her relatives and friends around her and protecting the health of the entire family. In terms of exercise, she particularly recommends yoga.

Yoga teachers demonstrate weight loss exercises to improve body lines and sculpt body shape

Li Shuling said that if you want to quickly relieve physical and mental stress after a tiring day, you can try yoga's "Savasana". Just lie down, stretch your limbs, and let go of all the weight of your body. In just 5 to 10 minutes, you will feel extremely relaxed and your mood will improve. Yoga's "big rest" is also known as the corpse pose. Its benefits include improving insomnia, maintaining mental health, and relieving stress.

Yoga is one of the most popular sports among women. Many celebrity goddesses enjoy it to maintain a well-proportioned and graceful figure, help metabolism, aid sleep, and even help eliminate menstrual cramps and cold hands and feet.

【Yoga Break】

1. Arrange a space in your home that is suitable for lying down with your limbs stretched out and free of obstacles, such as the floor, sofa, or bed (if you do the exercises on the floor, please lay a yoga mat first).

2. Lie flat on your back with your face up (keep your head, neck and spine in a straight line), and spread your arms and legs outward to a comfortable width.

3. After closing your eyes, clear your mind and don’t think about anything. Let your body and mind slowly settle down and enter a state of complete rest. Stay quietly for 5 to 10 minutes.

Yoga big break. (Photo provided by Tianxia Life Publishing)

Little Reminder:

Office workers sit still all day long, and their hearts have to contract harder to fight against gravity to allow blood to flow throughout the body. At the same time, the body leans forward for a long time, which puts pressure on the organs and joints. Lying flat not only allows the heart to be on a horizontal plane, but also allows blood to flow more smoothly, and can reduce the load on organs and joints.

If you accidentally fall asleep during the "big rest", it is also a good rest. If there is nothing you must do next, just have a good sleep. Don't set an alarm to wake yourself up unless it's necessary.

In addition, yoga teacher Li Shuling also shared the exercises she often does at home to help lose weight:

[Tips for a light and slim figure]

Moderate physical activity can promote health and prolong life. However, each person's muscle strength and endurance are different. Some people have underdeveloped muscle groups, and if they perform high-intensity exercises such as push-ups, sit-ups, plank exercises, running, etc., it will only increase the damage to the body's muscles, bones, and joints.

For people who do not exercise often or lack muscle mass, it is recommended to do basic limb stretching exercises such as standing on one leg, breathing with the chest up on a chair, twisting on a chair, tightening the abdomen on a chair, and squatting. These movements are quite simple. If you can persist in doing them, they can not only train your muscles and sense of balance, but also exercise your body lines and sculpt your figure. The following demonstrates "standing on one leg" and "twisting on a chair":

【Standing on one leg】

Suitable occasions: taking the bus, MRT, and home space.

practice:

1. Use both hands or one hand to hold the railing or pull ring on the car to stabilize your standing center of gravity.

2. Stand on one leg, with one foot firmly on the ground, and the other foot raised on tiptoes, lightly touching the floor (or leaving the ground).

3. According to your physical limit, maintain standing on one leg for a certain period of time, then switch legs and repeat the above steps.

Stand on one foot. (Photo provided by Tianxia Life Publishing)

《Little Reminder》:

When you take the bus or subway, don't just focus on looking for a seat or checking your phone. When traffic is open, you can do one-legged standing stretching exercises, which not only stimulates the brain, but also exercises the sense of balance and leg muscle strength, making the body more coordinated and flexible. When performing this exercise, the upper body and the arms holding the railing or hand rings can be stretched upward as far as possible, which can cause the abdominal muscles to contract, achieving the effect of "reducing the abdomen and training the abdominal muscles".

【Twist on chair】

Suitable for: office, home space.

practice:

1. Sit at the front 1/3 of the chair, keep your back straight, and make sure your hips are stable and not twisting.

2. Turn your body to the left, reach back with your left hand and lightly grab the back of the chair, while your right hand rests on your left thigh or knee.

3. Slowly turn your head toward your left shoulder. You will feel the twisting of your spine. Stay for 4 to 6 breaths, then turn back to the front, and then switch sides.

Twist in chair. (Photo provided by Tianxia Life Publishing)

《Little Reminder》:

This movement can relieve tension in the back and waist and make the muscles more elastic. There is no limit to the number of times you can practice it, and you can practice it according to your personal situation.