The King Of All Exercises!-exercise For Sciatica

Sciatica is a back pain which cannot be treated simply with medication. A permanent lifestyle change is required for this purpose. Yoga is a popular form of workout program for sciatica sufferers. Doing yoga on a regular basis would gradually cure sciatica permanently apart from multiple positive effects. The yoga exercise named Surya Namaskara (Sun Salutation Pose) is said to be the king of all exercises due to its large number of benefits.

Do you know that 1 session of this workout program is equal to 21 rounds of push-ups and consumes 2.3 Kilo Calories?

Sun Salutation Pose: This workout is a combination of twelve different kinds of workout at a stretch. It plays an important role in strengthening the back muscles to support the weight of the body. This decreases the weight carried by the spine. The steps mentioned below needs to be performed from top to bottom (in serial order):

1. Stand straight and fold the palms of your hand across your chest. Inhale and raise your hands in a folded position with the thumbs touching the chest. Bring the hand down to chest level while exhaling. You should face the sun while standing.

2. Exhale and raise your hands upwards and try to bend backward. Try to stretch your arms as far as possible.

3. Exhale and bend down and try to touch the toes with your fingers. You should attempt this move without bending your legs. If you are unable to touch your toes, try to stretch as far as possible. Make an attempt to touch your forehead to the knees. This entire exercise should be done in a standing posture.

4. Set both the palms down firmly on the ground. Inhale and raise your head. Pull the right leg backward. Rest your full body weight on the palms.

5. Exhale and bring the left leg back. You should keep your hands and legs straight. Try to bend the body at the hip to form an arch. The pose should look like a mountain.

6. Stretch yourself on the ground. Your toes, thighs, knees, chest and forehead should touch the ground. The palms should be touching the ground beside the shoulders. Exhale while performing this exercise.

7. Slowly raise your head to form a cobra pose. Inhale and bend backwards as far as possible keeping the hands straight.

8. Repeat the step 5 while exhaling.

9. Repeat the step 4 while inhaling.

10. Repeat the step 3 while exhaling.

11. Repeat the step 2 while inhaling.

12. Repeat the step 1 and maintain this position for a couple of minutes.

You should pay careful attention to the mode of breathing to extract the maximum benefit. This workout should be done especially during early morning in an empty stomach. The body posture is very important while performing these steps. Try to perform the steps slowly and gracefully at the beginning. You should try to perform 2-3 sessions initially.

All the twelve steps mentioned above forms a single session. You can also make use of images from internet to get your doubts cleared. As your agility improves, you can do the movements fast and increase the number of sessions gradually.

By: Alicia S. Campbell

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