{"id":782,"date":"2020-09-28T07:11:03","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T07:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yogateachertrainingrishikesh.com\/blog\/?p=782"},"modified":"2022-11-29T09:35:38","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T09:35:38","slug":"how-to-stay-fit-and-healthy-with-yoga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yogateachertrainingrishikesh.com\/blog\/how-to-stay-fit-and-healthy-with-yoga\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Stay Fit and Healthy with Yoga"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The human\nbody is like a machine that needs to move, and if it stops moving, it will lose\nits efficiency. Hence it is essential to take care of our body to maintain its\noptimum health. In this hectic world, when even 24 hours feel short for\nachieving what we want in our life, sparing a few minutes for your health seems\na big deal.&nbsp; But do you know if you can\nspare a few minutes a day from your busy routine it can keep you fit and\nhealthy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although\nmany people think that Yoga doesn\u2019t count in heavy internal training or\nexercises; however, studies show that even 10 minutes of yoga practice has an\nimmense benefit on your mind and body. Yoga not only keeps you fit, but it is\ngood for your mental health by keeping stress and anxiety away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yogateachertrainingrishikesh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Yoga-Poses-to-stay-fit-and-healthy-2-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yogateachertrainingrishikesh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Yoga-Poses-to-stay-fit-and-healthy-2-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.yogateachertrainingrishikesh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Yoga-Poses-to-stay-fit-and-healthy-2-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yogateachertrainingrishikesh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Yoga-Poses-to-stay-fit-and-healthy-2-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.yogateachertrainingrishikesh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Yoga-Poses-to-stay-fit-and-healthy-2.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here are some of the best yoga poses to keep you fit and healthy:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Seated forward bend<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sit on your\nyoga mat with your legs stretched outward, and toes pointed. Keep your back\nstraight and take a deep breath in and stretch your hands over your head. Now\nexhale and slowly bend your upper torso forward and try to touch your toes if\nyou are comfortable. Do not force yourself and stay in this pose for according\nto your comfort and then release from the pose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Forward bend yoga pose lengthens your spine and also strengthen your pelvis. Forward bend pose is quite challenging for a newbie; hence it is best to practice this yoga pose under the guidance of a <strong>certified yoga teacher<\/strong> under <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yogateachertrainingrishikesh.com\/200-hour-yoga-teacher-training-in-rishikesh.html\">beginner yoga teacher training in Rishikesh<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Chair pose<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Stand straight,\nkeeping your feet slightly apart. Now take a deep breath in and as you inhale,\nbend your knees and try to push your pelvis in such a way as you are sitting on\nan imaginary chair. Stretch your arms above your hands and hold this pose and\nkeep breathing. Try to hold the pose as long as you can and then release from\nthe pose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The chair\nyoga pose is one of the best Yoga poses for strengthening your leg muscle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Cobbler pose<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Sit down on your mat keeping your spine erect.\nNow bend your knees and keep the soles of your feet together. Now grab both the\nankles of your legs together and take a deep breath in while you inhale let\nyour knees fall on the sides. Try to maintain this yoga pose for at least 30\nseconds and then release it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cobbler\npose is the best yoga pose to shape and tone up your thighs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Bridges pose<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Lie down on\nyour yoga mat comfortably, keeping your arms beside you. &nbsp;Bend knees and keep your feet on the ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now slowly lift your hips, keeping your feet intact on the ground and hands beside you. &nbsp;You should hold this pose for at least 30 seconds and then release it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This yoga\npose is slightly challenging for beginners, but it is the best yoga pose to\ntone your upper thighs and abdominal muscles. Also, it helps in relieving you\nfrom stress and anxiety which helps you in keeping you physically and mentally\nfit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Tree pose<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Stand erect with your feet together and keep\nyour arms resting beside you. Now bend your right leg and lift it and place\nyour feet on your left inner thighs.&nbsp; Now\nstretch your hands over your heads. Try to balance your whole body weight on\nthe left foot and breath. Hold this pose for at least 30 seconds and then\nrelease and repeat with another leg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tree pose\nstrengthens your entire back and leg muscles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So take a step ahead towards your health by incorporating Yoga in your life. Practice these simple and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yogateachertrainingrishikesh.com\/\">easy yoga poses<\/a> and stay fit and healthy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The human body is like a machine that needs to move, and if it stops moving, it will lose its<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":789,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[327,448,447,328,329],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yogateachertrainingrishikesh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yogateachertrainingrishikesh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yogateachertrainingrishikesh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yogateachertrainingrishikesh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yogateachertrainingrishikesh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=782"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.yogateachertrainingrishikesh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":788,"href":"https:\/\/www.yogateachertrainingrishikesh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782\/revisions\/788"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yogateachertrainingrishikesh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yogateachertrainingrishikesh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yogateachertrainingrishikesh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yogateachertrainingrishikesh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}