Posted on November 8, 2008 in Latest News
We practice yoga for various reasons. For some of us yoga means health and fitness, for others yoga is a great stress buster. While some connect yoga as a way to spirituality, others practice yoga to enhance core strength. For whatever different reasons we practice yoga, we all agree that performing a pose incorrectly can cause us serious injuries. Yoga injuries may be in the form of aching muscles and joints, hernia or even permanent disability.
Tips to Prevent Yoga Injuries:
Following are the tips that can help you avoid yoga injuries:
- Start with Warm Up: Experts suggest that you may want to start yoga with less strenuous poses for each of your body part. Warm up can prepare your body for deeper yoga poses by promoting blood circulation to the muscles and by lubricating your joints. This can help in reducing muscle and joint stiffness.
- Avoid Taking Risk:Â If you have any particular injury or disease, you may want to inform your yoga instructor about it. For example, if you have carpal tunnel syndrome, you may want to avoid putting stress on your wrists. Your instructor may recommend asanas keeping your problem in mind.
- Correct Body Alignment: Correct body alignment can help in minimizing tension from the ligaments and muscles so that they are strengthened equally on both sides. This may help in maintaining the right balance.
- Right Focus: It is suggested that while practising any yoga pose, you may want to focus your attention on your breathing and body. You can listen for any subtle changes in your body and can ask your instructor to modify the pose to suit you.
- Use of Props: Use of yoga props such as blankets, straps, blocks, etc may help in correcting spinal alignment, reducing joint stress, etc.
You may want to listen to your instructor carefully before starting any new yoga posture. If you are a beginner, you may want to practice yoga under close supervision of an expert to avoid any possible injury.
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