ASIA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY

FOUNDATION IN HEALTH SCIENCES

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NAME : REVATHI A/P RAMUTHI ID NUM: 06-201201-00001 LECTURER NAME: MISS KHAUSELYIA

YOGA

WHAT IS YOGA ?
Yoga is an ancient form of exercise that has got global recognition - stay fit and healthy Can be done by everyone asanas

THE BENEFITS.

Body and mind too stay fit. Cure many disease perfect body shape

SURYA NAMASKARA

Simple Asanas

Anulom vilom

 Hold your right nasal with your thumb Inhale via your left nasal Now open right nasal and close left nasal with middle finger Breathe out via your right nasal

Bhujangasana

 strengthen your backs good for your heart and also for your arms. First lie down on the floor on your stomach. Stretch out your legs and keep your palms flat on the floor by your chest. Keeping your lower body touched to the ground, raise the upper half as high as you can. Repeat.

Babbha Padmasana

 Place the feet high on the thighs towards your groin Extend your right arm to your back until our right hand reach your left hip. Now extend your left arm to your back until left hand touch your right hip. Slowly hold your both feet. Hold this position for few minutes.

BENEFITS

Greater flexibility to the legs

Pain in the shoulder and back will reduced Improve the posture Increase the range in shoulder movements

Bahaya

 Exhale, touch chin to chest

Squeeze stomach for a while

Then release chin, breathe in slowly

BENEFITS

Good for stomach Good for aliments Good for uterus

 People with hypertension and heart problem should avoid performing this

BALASANA

 Kneel down on the floor Sit on your heels Separate your knees as wide as your hip Make your forehead touch the floor Bring your arms back alongside the thigh

BENEFITS
Relieves stress

Relieve back and neck pain

It strengthen the spine

It stretch the knees

Paschimottanasana

STEPS
Sit down on floor Keep your back straight Stretch out your leg Stretch out your hand Bring your hands slowly to touch your ankles

Trikonasana

 First, stand straight on floor with legs wide apart. Bend towards one side without bending the knees. Touch your feet or ankle with one hand and keep the other straight up. Reach as low as can

Tadasana

 It puts a stretch on the whole body and helps you relax Stand straight with feet together and hands by your side Raise your toes to your body Stretch out your arms.

Uttanasana

 helps make legs more flexible and the spine stronger Stand straight Slowly raise your arm Bend your half upper body Touch the floor or feet

Parvatasana

 Sit in padmasana

Keep the joined palms near the diaphragm

Start raising the joined palms above the head

Keep the hand straight

Maintain this position

BENEFITS
Help in blood circulation between the vertebral column

Improve the nervous function

Help in growing

Breathing capacity increases

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