Yogasna For Maintaining Slim-Trim Personality

Daily Practice of yogasna is necessary for maintaining body flexibility, body weight, appropriate muscles distribution. Here describe effect of trikonasana and  paschimottanasana in obesity of central region and thigh muscles in female to maintain her slim-trim personality.

Trikonasana :

Tri means three, kona means angle and asana means posture. In this final position the body resembles a triangle.

Position :

Stand erect in a straight line keeping the heals together and toes a little a part. Expand the chest and drop the shoulders in relaxed position. Keep the neck straight. Fingers together, facing downwards and palm stretched along the thighs by the sides.

Step-1

Raise both thehands slowly by the sides till they reach the horizontal position as the right foot is moved to about a meter away from left foot.

Step-2

Slowly bend to the right side in the same plane. The fingers of the right hand  touch the right foot. Left palm faces forward the left arm is stretched up and gaze along the fingers.

Step-3

Slowly come back to horizontal position without disturbing the legs.

Step-4

Bring both the hands slowly down while keeping the right leg by the side of the other leg.

Benefits

Cultural

Stretches the whole body especially the spine and back muscles , thighs, calves and hamstring muscles.

Slim down the hips and waist line .

Adrenal glands are stimulated, and extra fat of abdomen and thigh region is digested.

Massages liver, spleen, pancreas and kidneys.

 Therapeutical

Good for flat foot & treating constipation.

Caution

Contraindicated in low back pain and arthritis.

Pashimottanasana- (posterior stretching posture)

In the final position the entire posterior parts from toes to the neck are stretched.

Position-

Sit erect with leg stretched, heel together, palm pressing on the floor by the side of buttocks.

Step-1

Raise the hands sideways up to shoulder level without bending the elbows, the palm facing downwards.

Step-2

Raise the arm up so that the biceps touch the ears respectively, palm facing forward.

Step-3

Bent forward from the lumber region along with the hands and keep them parallel to the ground. let the wrists come above to the toes.

Step-4

With the index fingers from the hooks and catch the big toes respectively. And bend further forward, then rest the face on the knee.

Step-5

Release the fingers, then come back parallel to the ground.

Step-6

Come to vertical, like 2^nd position.

Step-7

Bring the hands down to the sideways i.e., come back to 1^st position.

Step-8

Rest Palm on the floor, then bring the hands back to sthiti

Benefits

Cultural

Slims and trims the body in general.

Stretches and tones  up the entire posterior and frontal abdominal muscles.

Tones up lumbo sacral nerves.

Liver, pancreas and intestines and gastric fire are activated.

Helps to increase height in adolescents.

Therapeutical

Useful in dyspepsia, constipation, sciatica.

Reduce abdominal fat.

Caution

Contraindicated in hypertension and spondilitis.

Thanks,

Health-Dec-2012