Sitting is a natural phenomenon, but sitting for longer hours can lead to many problems in the body. Jobs we are doing today need longer hours of sitting that can cause many health problems. Common among them are obesity, chances of cancer, body aches, and low blood circulation in the body. It is important to get rid of these problems as soon as possible. But is it possible to avoid these problems without leaving our places?
Knowing few poses of yoga might help in getting rid of all these problems. All you need to do is little stretching and you can avoid these problems. Following are some useful yoga poses to keep away many health problems.
Cat and cow pose
Posing like cow and cat can help curing the lower back pain that comes with all day sitting at one place. Start by getting on your fours. After getting into the position pull out your stomach with head moving up towards the sky. Inhale as you move your head up and stay in the position for a while. After staying in the position for a while relax and exhale. Now for another pose, roll your back and drop head down. Dropping head down will foster blood flow towards scalp that helps in getting rid of headache. Cat and cow pose cures backaches and stretches the spine.
Standing forward fold
When we sit for longer hours, backache and stiffness in muscles is a common issue that many people face. It is essential to take corrective measures to avoid these problems before they become bigger and hurts more. Doing standing forward fold can be quite helpful in keeping these problems away. Commence the pose by standing at hip width distance and bend down to touch your feet. It helps in stretching the spine and relaxing the legs and shoulders as well.
Downward Dog
Downward dog yoga pose is considered as one of the excellent pose many yoga lovers love to perform. This posture needs to put weight on our shoulder and arms and hence improves our bone density. For this posture one need to stand straight and slowly bend the body in downward direction, keeping back straight. Now lift your hips upward, shaping your body like inverted ‘V’. Coil your knees and make them touch the floor. Now again push your hips towards the ceiling so that they again form an inverted ‘V’. This pose brings flexibility and eliminates stiffness from your body.
Sideward stretch
When one get tired working all day long, it is the only desire to get rid of all tensions in the body. While sitting for the whole day, our body starts aching all over and one wants to get rid of it as soon as possible. For getting rid of such pains in the bodies, make sure to do small stretches in a while. Doing side stretch can relieve the back and leg pain. Start by sitting with crossed legs for this pose. Now, open the left leg sideways and stretch. Put your left hand on the leg near the foot and bend a little towards your left. Take your right hand up in the head bending it towards the left side of the body. Stay in the position for a while and then repeat it other side.
Summary
Many diseases can attack us when we sit all the day at same place. It is essential to take corrective measures to avoid all these problems. Practicing yoga can help in keeping away such problems and allow us to sit for longer hours at a place.
