In spite of the fact that the yoga helps the person to find health and internal energy, some of its exercises can be quite injury-causing. It is important to understand some moments which will help to avoid troubles during the trainings.
Instruction
1. Do warm-up before each occupation yoga. It is very important to warm muscles not to injure them in the course of the training. Of course, yoga - not such injury-causing occupation as, for example, gymnastics or weightlifting. However and before it it is worth doing warm-up. It has to be standard: carry out trunk turning, arms swings and legs, bendings to the earth and the extension of sinews of legs and hands. Don't forget also about turns of the neck in different directions. Will approach as well jumps on the jump rope within several minutes. After performance of the above-stated exercises risk to be traumatized it will be reduced many times over.
2. Be engaged on the soft surface. In clubs of yoga, mats, as a rule, lie. If they are absent, then each training puts the special rug and then sits down on it. In any case, more injury-causing to carry out headstands or extensions on the parquet covering, than on soft. If you practice house yoga, then you should get one inexpensive mat in any sports shop.
3. Observe all requirements of the mentor. It is very important not to practice yoga by those narrow-minded councils which friends can give you. Of course, if they aren't professionals of this business. It is the best of all to train under observation of the skilled coach. He will show the proper technique of performance of exercises and the precautionary measure. If you decided to be engaged independently, then it is the best of all to study professional literature on this subject or to buy the training disks.
4. Perform all exercises smoothly, without hurrying. In all directions of yoga (hosanna, the hatkha, the rajah) there are general rules which will help to prevent injuries. You monitor breath, first of all. It has to be smooth. If you perform dynamic exercises as, for example, "cobra", then it should be taken into accountit should be taken into account its phases here. In its first stage (during the back deflection) it is necessary to hold the breath, and in the second – slowly and smoothly to exhale. It is impossible to do it quickly, however, as well as all other exercises at all. The unprepared body can painfully react.