Can postpartum yoga lose weight?
Yoga itself is a slimming exercise. Although you can't lose weight in a short time, correct yoga practice can gradually enhance your physique, get rid of fat and increase your muscle strength. New mothers should adopt a step-by-step weight loss plan after giving birth and gradually increase their weight loss. The time for practicing yoga after childbirth can be determined according to the individual's physical recovery. Generally speaking, the lying-in woman can start to do yoga after her body recovers, and it takes about 40 days to practice by caesarean section. Persisting in practicing yoga for a long time is conducive to physical fitness and reducing fat accumulation.
Is postpartum slimming yoga useful?
It's hard to be a new mother. In addition to getting a knife in October, she also has to face the recovery of postpartum body. Eating and drinking well during confinement can easily lead to postpartum body deformation. Many mothers practice yoga after childbirth. Is postpartum slimming yoga useful?
Postpartum slimming yoga is still useful. Proper postpartum yoga exercise can improve blood circulation, restore skin tension, reduce fat accumulation, eliminate excess fat in abdomen, buttocks and thighs, and restore graceful posture before pregnancy. Six months after delivery is the golden opportunity for physical recovery. New mothers should grasp the time, cooperate with yoga movements and yoga vegetarian diet, which will give you unexpected surprises. However, due to the relaxation of joint tissue in postpartum body, it is necessary to increase the amount of exercise slowly, and follow the guidance of the tutor to avoid sports injury.
What are the specific practice steps of postpartum yoga pose?
A: Postpartum yoga mainly focuses on pranayama and repairing rectus abdominis and pelvic floor muscles. For example, specific poses can be done: tree, triangle stretching, side angle stretching, shoulder handstand, plow, standing forward and so on. The following is an example of the practice steps of standing forward and bending over.
Step 1: Stand on the mat in a mountain style, with your feet shoulder width apart, and pay attention to the fact that your feet are parallel to your palms.
Step 2: While inhaling, lift your arms toward the ceiling, palm forward, tighten the front side of your thigh upward and inward, and lift the patella.
The third step: the upper body bends forward from the hip to the ground, and at this time the heel should be close to the ground to drive the extension of the spine.
Step 4: Put the top of your head in front of your body. At this time, the hamstring muscles at the back of your thigh feel tight and sore. Straighten your knees to a tolerable level. If you feel uncomfortable, bend your knees slightly. Don't force your body to reach the standard of pose.
Step 5: Breathe slowly, keep the pose for 30-60 seconds, and don't hold your breath.
Matters needing attention in postpartum yoga
1, don't practice at home. There are many yoga lovers who like to practice their movements at home according to tutorials such as CDs or books because they have no time to go to the training ground or for other reasons. Experts point out that this method is not desirable, especially for beginners. Because if yoga learners don't know their body and their limits, they are likely to fall into blind practice and increase the chance of injury.
2. Don't warm up with aerobic exercise. Some yoga instructors use aerobic exercise as a warm-up exercise before doing yoga. This is not desirable, because after aerobic exercise, the body is in an excited state and cannot enter the meditation state required by yoga. In addition, the excitement of the body after aerobic exercise can easily lead to the rapid exercise of yoga, thus causing various strains. Should not exceed the physical limit.
After a yoga class, there should be a good feeling of integration of body and mind. If only one part of the body feels good, sweating or feeling headache, soreness or excessive excitement, it is a sign of physical injury. You should make a questionnaire for yourself after each class, ask yourself how your body feels, and see if it exceeds the limit, so as to make an exercise plan and achieve the best results.
4, postpartum yoga also needs to be carried out according to personal physique, and it needs to follow the step by step, and can not hurt the body in order to lose weight.