| Yoga was not just a way to keep fit. It was a way | | | | towards your head. Try to touch the mat in this |
| of life for the ancients of India. A good diet with lots | | | | curved pose. Come back to your normal position. Do |
| of fruit and vegetables along with yoga and | | | | this 5 times. It is extremely difficult to do it, especially |
| meditation were some of the reasons why these | | | | if you have a big belly, but you are soon going to |
| ancient people lived for such a long time. Yoga | | | | see a difference in your weight and ab muscles. |
| started gaining popularity in the West in the 1960s. | | | | Sit down with your legs straight. Try to touch your |
| Back then the people began to look at the old | | | | knees to your head while keeping your hands above |
| Eastern traditions and special practices as ways to | | | | your head. Go back to the normal position, and |
| keep healthy, fit and fine. | | | | repeat 5 times. Now, standing straight, raise your |
| In fact, you can get rid of all that extra fat in your | | | | hands to your shoulder level. Now, touch your left |
| body just by doing some easy yoga exercises. | | | | foot with your right hand and your right food with |
| Remember that yoga does not advocate the | | | | your left hand. Come back to the original position and |
| stressing of the body in any fashion. And this is the | | | | repeat the exercise 5 more times. |
| reason why it has to be done extremely gently with | | | | After you have done this exercise, you would want |
| one movement flowing into another harmoniously. | | | | to relax. Lie down with your hands and your legs at |
| Remember to ask your doctor whether you are fit | | | | 45°. Start taking deep breaths, and relax yourself |
| enough to do yoga exercises. | | | | completely for 20 minutes. When you get up, you |
| You could start with the bending exercise. Place your | | | | have to flex your fingers as well as your toes. Then |
| feet apart and raise your hands above your head. | | | | curl into a fetal position and sit up. This last yoga |
| Inhale, touch your feet, exhale and come back to | | | | exercise is normally used for meditation. You get rid |
| previous position. Repeat this exercise 5 times. Now | | | | of all the tension in the body. These yoga exercises |
| lie down on the mat and straighten your legs. Raise | | | | are going to keep you really healthy and fit. In fact, |
| them up slowly. Now slowly take your legs down | | | | yoga and meditation guarantee good health. |