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Stretching Exercises

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Stretching Exercises for relaxing the body muscles and joints. It also helps in improving blood circulation in your whole body.

Tiger Stretch

  • Rest on the palms and the knees.
  • No bending at the elbow-joint. Keep the heels apart.
  • Bring the head inwards flexing the spine up while exhaling fast through the mouth (spine convex)
  • While inhaling and raising the head up, arch the spine towards the floor (concave upwards)
  • Repeat and speed up the process gradually
  • After few rounds of Tiger stretch lie down on the abdomen, rest the chest on the ground and relax completely.
  • If all the movements are done slowly, synchronising with slow and deep breathing, then it is call as Tiger Breathing.

Back Stretch

  • Rest on the toes and palms. Jumb backwards keeping the hands straight give a concave shape to the spine. Stretch the body forward and look up. Inhale and keep the feet together.
  • Jump forward to bring the feet between the palms.
  • Keep the palms firm on the ground. Exhale completely in this sitting position.
  • Jump backwards
  • Jump Forward
  • Start slowly and increase the speed gradually. You can continue this for 15 rounds or so.
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