Relieve pain and increase your energy naturally.
If you work or study from home with a computer or watch TV everyday you are likely sitting for many hours a day.
When you sit for more than an hour or two, 3 things happen.
- Your hips become tight
- Your back and neck become hunched
- Your breathing gets shallow
These uncomfortable conditions lead to minor annoyances like headaches when you are young, but can lead to longterm problems like chronic pain and permenant disfunction as you age.
American Journal of Psychiatry 2017
The negative effects of sitting too long can be quickly reversed if you simply follow these 2 counter-poses to sitting.
A counter pose in yoga, is a pose that complements or balances the previous pose. For instance, after doing a back bend, a good counter pose is a forward bend.
If you are new to yoga, you can use a Bo Yoga Balance Bar to to assist with balance and to make the poses safer.
What are you waiting for?
Go ahead and stand up and try the poses and then share in the comments what you felt.
