Strengthening the joints in your hands now can help you avoid arthritis and carpal tunnel syndrome in the future. Try these hand yoga exercises, which not only strengthen the joints in the hands but also help you develop a firmer grip.
Flow Yoga Poses Together
In practicing and forming your own yoga routines at home, it is important to find a natural rhythm in which the poses seem to move easily from one to the other. Organizing a yoga routine takes a bit of planning; however, with a few tips you can get the poses of your home yoga routine flowing.
Use Yoga Balls in the Classroom
Originally used in treatment programs for newborns and infants, the yoga ball, interchangeably called the exercise or "Swiss" ball, was developed in 1963 by Aquilino Cosani. Today, these balls are found everywhere from yoga studios to gymnasiums and fitness centers, and a number of studies have proven them to be effective for toning the abdominal and back muscle groups. Recently, elementary and primary schools in Europe and North America have begun exploring the benefits of integrating these balls in a classroom setting.
Do Seated Straddle Splits in Yoga
When you visualize a yoga practitioner doing the seated straddle splits, it might conjure up an image of a cheerleader jumping high, legs extended out to each side. In this instance, you’re sitting on the floor, but if you were lifted up into the air while assuming the seated straddle split pose, a superlative, high-jumping cheerleader you would be. Rah! Rah! The seated straddle split will elongate your hamstrings and stretch your lower back. The posture is beneficial to your health, in that it boosts your blood circulation in the pelvic region and can fire up the reproductive organs.
Do the Saddle Pose in Yin Yoga
Yoga is gaining popularity as an alternative to traditional exercise classes. The Saddle pose in Yin Yoga opens the sacral lumbar arch and stretches the quadriceps and hip flexors. The pose stimulates digestion, the meridians of the stomach, spleen, gall bladder and legs.