Reduce edema! 2 French slow exercise promotes lower body metabolism

Be careful, sedentary ladies! Maintaining the same posture for a long time and lack of activity may cause a decrease in metabolic rate and poor circulation in the lower body, resulting in a series of symptoms such as edema and swelling, turning you into a true "water" girl! The health yoga coach said that if you want to improve the problem of edema, you don’t have to sweat profusely. Through the simple two-step French slow exercise to stimulate lymphatic circulation, you can also achieve a certain metabolic effect.

Maintaining the same posture for a long time and lack of activity may cause a decrease in metabolic rate and poor circulation in the lower body, resulting in a series of symptoms such as edema and swelling, turning you into a true "water" girl!

The well-known yoga instructor Lulu said in her book "Elegant Slim! The book "Lulu's Original French Slow Exercise" mentions that many friends who suffer from edema are afraid to drink water because they are worried that the edema problem will become more serious after drinking water. This is a very incorrect concept. In fact, the more you worry about edema, the more you should drink water normally (the recommended daily water intake is between 2000 and 3000 ml). This is because the more dehydrated your body is, the more water it will store, making it impossible to excrete toxins, and the edema problem will become more serious.

Prevent lower body edema! Quickly avoid the three major NG behaviors

Teacher Lulu pointed out that the main causes of edema in the human body are poor water metabolism, deterioration of lymphatic drainage function and poor blood circulation. Therefore, in daily life, we should try our best to avoid engaging in the three NG behaviors that can easily reduce the metabolic rate and aggravate edema.

NG behavior 1／Craving for strong-tasting food

Eating too many strong-tasting foods and snacks can easily lead to an imbalance in the sodium and potassium ions that regulate water metabolism in the body, causing the body to become "inflamed", weakening the constitution, and aggravating edema.

Friends who are troubled by edema should also try to avoid sweets, especially eat light meals at night so as not to wake up with edema the next day.

NG behavior 2: Sweet food addiction

Friends who are troubled by edema should also try to avoid sweets, especially eat light meals at night so as not to wake up with edema the next day.

NG behavior 3: Excessive intake of ice cream, alcohol and food

Drinking cold drinks, alcohol or eating ice frequently will lower the body's basal metabolic rate, easily accumulate fat, and cause waste and water retention in the body, resulting in more serious edema.

Shake off the lower body edema! Let's do 2 tricks of "French slow exercise"

In addition to controlling your daily diet intake, if you want to effectively get rid of the title of "water" beauty and stay away from edema problems, it is very important to increase your daily activity, increase your metabolic rate, and accelerate lymphatic detoxification.

However, when it comes to increasing activity, most people's first instinct is to think that you have to exercise until you are sweating and out of breath to be effective. Therefore, I always have no interest in sports. In this regard, Teacher Lulu also emphasized that in order to effectively enhance metabolism and blood circulation rates, in addition to intense exercise, moderate stimulation of the main lymph node distribution areas of the body, such as under the muscles, armpits, knee pits, and crotch, can also produce the same effect.

Teacher Lulu specially shared with everyone the two "French slow exercises" that she often does, which combines the yoga warrior pose and twisting movements. As long as it is performed moderately in normal times, it will help stimulate the lymphatic circulation in the lower body, thereby promoting water metabolism and accelerating blood circulation.

Put your hands on your hips, take a big step with your feet, keep your knees straight, and keep your pelvis in the midline position without tilting. Inhale and get ready. (Photo/Provided by Sharp Point Publishing)

★Warrior Style - Carving a lean vest line

Step 1:

Put your hands on your hips, take a big step with your feet, keep your knees straight, and keep your pelvis in the midline position without tilting. Inhale and get ready.

Exhale, bend the knee of your front foot, making sure your knee does not exceed your toes, and keep your upper body straight. (Photo/Provided by Sharp Point Publishing)

Step 2:

Exhale, bend the knee of your front foot, making sure your knee does not exceed your toes, and keep your upper body straight.

Inhale, stretch your arms upwards with your palms facing each other, your chest facing upwards, your eyes looking at the ceiling, and keep breathing. (Photo/Provided by Sharp Point Publishing)

Step 3:

Inhale, stretch your arms upwards with your palms facing each other, your chest facing upwards, your eyes looking at the ceiling, and keep breathing.

Number of times: Practice in the morning or evening, do it once on each side, and stay for 5 to 6 breaths each time.

Rhythm: Slow-slow-slow.

Effect: Eliminate systemic edema and promote systemic lymphatic detoxification function.

Lie flat on the ground, bend your left foot, hook the elastic band (or long towel) with your right hand, and put it over the sole of your left foot. (Photo/Provided by Sharp Point Publishing)

★Twist--Strengthen the metabolism of the lower body

Step 1:

Lie flat on the ground, bend your left foot, hook the elastic band (or long towel) with your right hand, and put it over the sole of your left foot.

Exhale and straighten your left knee, keeping your elbow bent. (Photo/Provided by Sharp Point Publishing)

Step 2:

Exhale and straighten your left knee, keeping your elbow bent.

Exhale slowly, without turning your body, only your lower body turns, and slowly place your left foot as far as possible on the right side of the floor, feeling the muscles of your lower body being stretched. Hold for 3 to 5 breaths and then switch sides. (Photo/Provided by Sharp Point Publishing)

Step 3:

Exhale slowly, without turning your body, only your lower body turns, and slowly place your left foot as far as possible on the right side of the floor, feeling the muscles of your lower body being stretched. Hold for 3 to 5 breaths and then switch sides.

Number of times: Practice before going to bed, one time on each side, and stay for 5 to 6 breaths each time.

Rhythm: Slow-slow-slow.

Auxiliary equipment: long towel or elastic band.

Effect: Strengthen the metabolism of the lower body and improve edema caused by sitting or standing for a long time and wearing high heels.

【Expert Tips】:

Finally, Teacher Lulu also reminded that friends who are troubled by edema can not only engage in simple French slow exercises after returning home from get off work, but also choose to take a half-body bath in warm water at about 38°C, and frequently massage the inner side of the calf and the upper edge of the ankle bone to enhance the effect of reducing edema.