When I first came into contact with the yoga ball, I could only watch it roll around under me. I can't balance it, let alone play freely. If it weren't for the teacher's guidance later, I would have given up this thing on the spot. After several attempts, I gradually found the doorway and found that yoga ball is really a good fitness and yoga auxiliary tool, so I bought one for myself to play at home.
Traditional yoga practice with the help of yoga balls is called ball yoga. Yoga ball, also known as fitness ball, is not only limited to yoga practice, but also widely used in many strength training and aerobics classes.
There are many advantages to using yoga balls to complete a series of fitness and yoga movements:
In addition, I also like to do yoga breaks and read books on yoga balls. In maternal yoga, yoga ball is an important auxiliary tool for late pregnancy and postpartum repair. So, if you are interested, you can also try this interesting auxiliary device! Yoga balls produced by different manufacturers may have great differences in material and feel. How to choose a yoga ball that suits you and is cost-effective?
There are many kinds of yoga balls on the market, so it's easy to be picky. If you consider from the following aspects, the selected yoga ball will not be bad.
Whether it's a yoga mat, a yoga brick or a yoga ball, the first thing to consider is the safety of the material for this kind of sports AIDS that come into contact with the human body.
Now the common material on the market is environmentally friendly PVC, so we must choose high-quality materials. The most intuitive way to judge high-quality materials is to feel delicate, firm and elastic, and the most important thing is that there is not too much odor. Inferior yoga balls will still have a pungent smell after being placed outdoors for many days, while high-quality and safe yoga balls can quickly disperse even if they have a smell.
General product parameters will indicate how much weight the yoga ball can bear. This is also an important parameter to pay attention to. After all, you don't want the ball to suddenly flatten or break when doing asana, do you?
The quality of explosion protection directly determines the safety of our exercise. Imagine if the yoga ball accidentally touches something sharp during exercise and suddenly explodes. What kind of experience will it be? A yoga ball with good explosion resistance is not intangible, but it will not explode with a bang after being punctured like a balloon, but will release the gas in the ball bit by bit at the rupture point.
People of different heights and weights are suitable for yoga balls of different sizes. Therefore, when choosing a yoga ball, the size of the ball is often the first consideration. In the market, the size of the ball is generally divided according to its diameter, which can be divided into: 55CM, 65CM, 75CM and so on.
Generally, it is recommended to choose 55CM for height below 155CM, 65CM for height 165CM and 75CM for height above165 cm.
Of course, this is just a reference. You can also choose the size of the ball according to your own preferences. For example, beginners choose smaller balls, which will be better controlled.
Yoga balls with good anti-slip performance will not slip easily whether placed on the yoga mat or on the floor. In addition to the anti-skid performance of the material itself, the ball of yoga ball will also enhance its anti-skid performance through anti-skid lines.
Touch is also an important factor in choosing a yoga ball. A good yoga ball should be delicate to the touch, soft and comfortable when pressed hard, but elastic.
These are some factors that should be considered when choosing a yoga ball. After choosing a yoga ball, let's take a look at some of the most common ball yoga moves.
Ball yoga is not a genre of yoga. Like aerial yoga and wheel yoga, it is named after assistive devices and sports forms. It is a new pattern in the field of yoga, and the basic hatha yoga poses are all done with the help of tools, so as to enhance the interest of the course, increase or decrease the difficulty of poses, and maximize the potential of the body.
The application methods of yoga ball in yoga can be described as varied.
For example:
In addition to the above, there are many ways to play yoga. If you like, buy one and go home to play!
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