How often should you do yoga?

Nowadays, many people are practicing yoga, because practicing yoga can not only strengthen the body, but also help lose weight and cultivate one's body and mind. Therefore, more and more people are practicing yoga now, and people are increasingly advocating yoga. However, because many people are just getting started, they are not very clear about some issues in practicing yoga. People often ask, how often should yoga be practiced? The editor below will answer these questions for such friends.

1. From the perspective of physical exercise, it is best to practice every day. If you are busy with work, you should practice at least twice a week, each time lasting between 1 to 2 hours, to ensure the effectiveness of the practice. If you practice at home, it should be at least 30 minutes to see obvious results. If you don’t have enough time, you can practice pranayama or meditation for ten minutes.

2. Wear loose, sweat-absorbent, breathable cotton or linen clothing, and the top should fit well so that you can complete some inversion movements. It is best if the pants have drawstrings, not elastic. The pure cotton and lycra clothes which are popular nowadays are also a good choice.

3. You don’t need to wear shoes to practice yoga, you can do it barefoot. On the one hand, going barefoot can relax your legs, enhance the sensitivity of your feet, and massage and squeeze the acupuncture points on the soles of your feet; on the other hand, the friction between the soles of your feet and the ground makes it easier to complete yoga postures, especially balance exercises. Of course, if the weather is colder, you can also practice with socks on.

4. The best time to practice yoga is early in the morning or before breakfast, followed by late afternoon or 3-4 hours after a meal. It can also be done at other times, but it must be done on an empty stomach or after complete digestion (food). As for meditation, you can choose to practice it late at night or around 4 a.m. If you don’t have a period of time to concentrate on practicing, you can also divide the practice into several or even more than ten sections. You can practice one or two yoga poses or do breathing and meditation in 5 minutes. This way, the day is equivalent to taking a yoga class.

From this we can see that it is best to practice yoga every day without interruption. If you don’t have much time, then you should practice at least once or twice a week. If you stick to it, it will be very effective. You can also break the whole into parts and spend just a little time each time practicing each move. Little by little, you will have more time to practice in a day, and it will slowly take effect.