As you prepare different health drinks to boost your immunity, here are various asanas that can give your body with altered immunity-boosting antioxidants and get rid of your weak immunity system. Waterborne infections to COVID-19 all these viruses have a great devastating effect on our body; thus, yoga is a perfect way for your body not to be a host of gastrointestinal and lungs related ailments as well as to stay in shape.
Stress is one of the major problems that cause diseases such as hypertension, heart diseases, and chronic issues related, the tissues that surrounds our organs in the body gets compromised. The muscles, blood, and each cell need oxygen to have a great functioning body. Thus, breathing exercises intentionally done gives the required oxygen to our cells, tissues, and organs by circulating the oxygen and, in turn, strengthening the immunity.
You continue with all the extra supplements you take as regularly, but practicing these yoga works wonders. So let’s get your immunity boosted!
Shalabasana or Locust Pose
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Shalabasana or the locust pose helps to strengthen and increase the whole back body’s flexibility, right from the spine to muscles of the ribs and upper torso. Locust pose is a good exercise for improving posture and even helps to get over stress and fatigue.
Process:
You have first to stretch your arms out ahead. Then, keep your knees straight and the feet together. Continue the pose and inhale. Now, lift your legs and arms together. And lift your head, raising your chest off the floor as per your possibilities. Hold the posture for 10 seconds, take rest, and then try again.
Anjaneyasana or the Low Lunge Pose
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The low lunge pose is a great asana for relaxing, and it also helps to build great strength, balance, and flexibility.
Process:
Stand in a mountain pose and step back with your left leg back, drop your knee and extend your toes. Your legs must be in a position, enough to align your right knee with the right ankle. Pushing your pelvis down, raise your arms over your head and bend your upper body back, forming an arch.
Bakasana or Crow Pose
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Bakasana helps to build strong wrists, shoulders, core, and helps with hand balancing skills. It also improves body control awareness.
Process:
Sit down and see your legs in a folded position, and your knees and palms on the ground. Now, place your elbows down aligned shoulder distance and spread out your fingers. Then, bring your knees to your triceps and lean forward, shifting your body weight onto your triceps. Slowly, uplift both your feet off the ground and balance having focus at a point and hold.
Tadasana or Mountain Pose
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Tadasana or mountain pose is helpful for stress-busting and improves posture-related problems when practices regularly. In turn, this also helps in reducing back pain and strengthening the thighs, knees, abdomen, ankles, and buttocks. It is also known for reducing the flat feet effect.
Process:
Stand with your feet together and keep your back straight. Bring your palms together and interlock them. While you inhale and lift your arms, stretch them with your arms facing outward. Look up and gently drop your head on your shoulders and hold this posture for 5 to 10 seconds. Repeat for one or two times.
Krupa Chaturanga Dandasana or Four-Limbed Staff Pose on Elbows
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The four-limbed staff pose on elbows is one of the best torso-strengthening poses and does the work on the abdominal muscles by making it a comprehensive strengthening pose.
Process:
Start the asana, ensuring the palms are under the shoulders and knees are below the hips. Now, lift your knees above the ground and align your pelvis with your shoulders for plan pose. Slowly drop your elbows on your mat one by one and align your elbows with your shoulders by engaging your core.
Revolved Chair Pose or Parivrtta Utkatasana
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The revolved chair pose strengthens the thighs, calves, ankles, glutes, and lower back and stretches and opens the chest, shoulders, and upper back. The asana also helps to stimulate the heart, and abdominal organs increase balance and focus and improve joint range of motion.
Process:
Stand in a mountain pose and as you exhale, bend your keens and sit back. Twist your torso to your right, placing your left elbow on your right knee and look up towards the ceiling. Hold this chair pose for 30 seconds or more (up to one minute) and repeat the same on the other side.
Triangle Pose or Trikonasana
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The Triangle pose helps to strengthen the legs and core and release tension in the hips and shoulders. It stretches the legs, muscles, chest, spine, and knee and back. Triangle pose is also known for stimulating the function of abdominal organs.
Process:
Stand straight and keep your feet wide apart from each other between three to four feet. Now, turn your right foot at ninety degrees and the left foot in by fifteen degrees. Inhale deeply, and while you exhale the air, bend your body to the right side, downward from the hips. Remember to keep the waist straight, allowing your left hand in the air, while your right hand down towards the floor keeps them in a straight line. While you inhale, come up and bring your arms down to the normal position. Repeat the same on the other side.
Eagle Pose or Garudasana
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The standing Eagle Pose helps in strengthening your calves, ankles, thighs, and hips. It also builds your balance and core strength and helps develop better concentration, low back pain, asthma, or sciatica.
Process:
Stand and transfer your weight into your right foot while lifting your left foot from the floor. Now, cross the left thigh over the right one as high as possible and hook the left foot around the right calf. Slowly, bring both the arms in the front, keeping them parallel to the floor and cross the right arm over the left arm. Bending your elbows, wrap your left palm around so that it can meet your left palm. Lift the elbows as the height of your shoulders while keeping the shoulders sliding down from the ears. Keep your spine straight, and head raised and hold five to ten breaths. Repeat the exercise on the other side.
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