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Yoga as a practice will help you alleviate many issues in your body, both physical and spiritual. However, it can cause some issues as well, such as back pain. People with pre-existing back problems should avoid poses such as camel, full wheel, boat, spinal twist, and standing and seated forward bend. However, doing these poses incorrectly can actually lead to new back problems. Train under a professional yoga teacher and know what's good for you before starting off a yoga practice.

Yoga is perfect for boosting athletic performance and you can start by strengthening the muscles around the spine. The dolphin plank pose, bridge pose, and bow pose will give you a strong core. The supine spinal twist improves your range of motion. The garland pose and happy baby pose can reduce the risk of injury and protect the hips, knees, and ankles. The seated forward bend prevents tight hamstrings.

If you’re new to yoga, it can be very easy to hurt your spine doing these yoga poses if you’re practicing them wrong or maintaining a poor form while holding the pose. By being aware of where you’re going wrong with your pose, you can make sure your spine goes through minimal damage while making your back fit and healthy and as flexible as possible. Forward folds, backbends, and spinal twists are three of the poses that are most likely to hurt your back if not done correctly.

Aging makes our body go through significant changes and some of these have a major influence on our sexuality. Sexual problems such as erectile...

Sedentary lifestyle makes you prone to diseases such as dementia, colon cancer, and diabetes. You can keep your body healthy without going to the gym, just perform these easy standing abs workout for a healthier life. Standing abs workout like extended toe touch, tuck jump, stepping chop, standing bicycle, and knee to elbow twists can be performed by anyone. These workouts do not require any equipment, you can easily perform them at home.

Yoga is essential for the overall health of the human body. Studies have proven that deep breathing techniques like pranayama and yoga poses like the easy pose, cat-cow pose and much more can help us handle anxiety and stress better. Simple yoga poses when practiced daily can bring about a lasting positice change in our mental and physical well-being.

Spine and neck problems can be caused due to an accident or due to daily activities like using the laptop. Yoga poses can help issues related to the spine and neck. These poses include 8-point shoulder opener pose, cow face arms pose, standing forward fold shoulder pose, thread the needle pose, seated spinal twist pose, and supported fish pose.

A headache once in a while is not a big deal. But if you're experiencing regular headaches even though you're medically fit, the reason...

If you want to start doing yoga but your body does not allow you to squat, sit on the floor, or stand easily, then...

Yoga is one of the most popular forms of exercise in today's world. The spiritual aspects of yoga combined with the physical benefits make...

The best way to combat stiff hips or lower back pain are yoga poses that you can do before you board a flight or even on your seat. Deep breathing or shoulder exercises help you relax and relieve stress before you board the flight. Other yoga stretches like shoulder shrugs, twists, or a hug for your upper back are also helpful to ease the body and relieve the pain.

A Ugi ball is weighted and squishy. When used in crunches, it can tone your abs while strengthening your thighs. Balancing on it during lunges will also work out your core. For a belly-burning exercise, do crab kicks and climbers on a Ugi ball. Doing twists with this tool will slim your waist and make your abs stronger. As you build more muscle, you’ll burn more calories and slim down your waist.

How relaxing a good stretch can be! Ever seen how any animals, from the African lions to the common house cat, all stretch before...

Squats encourage menstruation by waking up your abdominal and pelvic muscles. You can also tense up your stomach by doing sit-ups and twisted crunches. These moves work your core muscles up to encourage menstrual bleeding. The standing twist can be done anywhere, and it gets your muscles moving. Thirty minutes of running, jogging, or walking are other ways to induce a period.

A plank is a basic move for total body suspension training. Place your palms on the floor, and extend your feet behind you. From here, do a split. While your feet are in the handles, bend your knees. Rotate your hips from side to side for side twists. Chest presses and rows can be done while standing up at an angle. For a twisted crunch, lie down and put your feet in the handles.