Avoid gaining weight during the New Year by eating too much - 4 exercises to bring good luck and lose weight

With the non-stop year-end parties and dinners starting from January, plus the Spring Festival holiday that follows, it is inevitable to eat and drink a lot. If you don't eat in moderation, your weight will easily soar. It is common to gain 2 to 3 kilograms. In addition to paying attention to diet control, you can try the four "Four Directions Fortune-Bringing and Weight-Losing Exercises" to avoid gaining weight. You can also easily stretch your muscles and bones while staying at home during the New Year holiday, which activates blood circulation and promotes body metabolism. (Video/Photographer Huang Zhiwen)

Cathay Hospital physiotherapist Jian Wenren said that the best way to deal with the physical burden and weight gain caused by eating too much is to burn fat through exercise. Through different force application positions and stretching methods, local weight loss effects can also be achieved. In response to the coming of the Year of the Snake, we have specially designed 4 "Four-Direction Exercises to Bring Good Luck and Lose Weight". You can exercise at home while watching TV, and work hard to lose weight and reduce the burden.

[Move 1: Holy Light Spins and Illuminates Everywhere]

As if there is a holy light descending on your head, imagine that the center of gravity is on top of your head, straighten your body, place your hands on top of your head, interlock your middle fingers, slowly turn to the left, then turn to the right. As the number of rotations increases, the amplitude becomes larger and larger, until it reaches the limit and then slows down, and the amplitude gradually decreases. Do this back and forth 10 to 20 times. This can stretch the waist, back and abdominal muscles and get rid of the fat accumulated in the belly.

[Move 2: Jump in all directions with your hands and feet]

This is a jumping aerobic exercise, similar to clapping. Clapping with both hands in coordination with jumping in place can exercise the muscles of the whole body. Do it for about 30 seconds to 1 minute while combining it with breathing. You will feel your body sweating slightly and your metabolism will naturally increase. If you are an older person, you can try marching in place and clapping your hands. The same effect will be achieved if you extend the time.

[Move 3: Move your butt in all directions]

Place your hands flat and squat slightly. Use your thighs to draw circles with your buttocks as the center, from small to large. First, do 10 circles clockwise, then 10 circles counterclockwise. Remember to start with small circles and then gradually expand to the limit. This can exercise the lines of your thighs and buttocks, and prevent your buttocks from getting bigger due to long periods of sitting and less movement during the holiday. It can also exercise the knee joints and activate blood circulation in the lower limbs.

[Trick 4: Big characters twist and smile at everyone]

The body is in a spread-eagle shape, with feet slightly wider than shoulders and hands flat out. First bend down to the left and twist, then to the right. Same as the previous moves, the amplitude should be gradually increased until it reaches the limit, then slowly reduced again. Repeat 10 to 20 times back and forth. This will stretch the abdominal and back muscles. You can also continue with the previous 3 moves and do a full-body relaxation exercise. The key is to stretch as hard as you can to moderately relieve tense muscles.