Is yoga ball useful as a decompression chair?
What's it like to sit on a yoga ball? Many white-collar workers said that they were really at ease, because sitting on the yoga ball should be kept straight and balanced, especially the waist and legs, so that the whole body would look very energetic.
People sitting on the ball, the body is not relaxed, your back, hips, knees and other parts are still making subtle adjustments to maintain balance. It is helpful to the blood circulation of the intervertebral disc of the spine, strengthen the strength of the back, increase the movement of the spine and maintain a correct sitting posture. At the same time, using the elasticity of yoga balls can also correct your sitting posture. Therefore, when sitting on a yoga ball, athletes will involuntarily straighten their backs and stretch their shoulders backwards. This is the instinctive reaction of the body to prevent falling, and it is also the correct sitting posture.
However, health experts say that yoga ball is not easy to sit on a chair, because sitting for a long time will lead to physical exhaustion, balance and hard work, and may also lead to muscle stiffness and even injury. Therefore, yoga ball can be used to exercise and is beneficial to the body, but it is not suitable for long-term use.
What does yoga ball do?
1. Yoga ball is suitable for everyone to exercise, including those who need rehabilitation. It makes the exerciser safer in the exercise process and avoids the strong impact on joints and sports injuries. Soft yoga balls can be used to help athletes do sports and can play an auxiliary role.
Yoga ball is very interesting. When athletes do common equipment exercises, such as treadmills and sit-ups, they can only consume calories by repeating several actions for a long time. The fitness process is very boring. Yoga ball practice has changed the training mode, allowing athletes to play ball in warm and unrestrained music. Athletes sometimes sit on the ball, and sometimes lift the ball for jumping. These interesting movements make the whole process very entertaining.
3. Yoga ball is helpful to train the balance ability of human body. In the past, fitness exercises were carried out on the ground or on stable equipment, and athletes did not have to think too much about the balance of their bodies. Yoga ball is different. Athletes leave the ground with the help of yoga balls. For example, sitting on a ball is a balancing exercise. Lifting one leg will increase the difficulty of balance. To keep the balance of the body and prevent the ball from rolling, we have to rely on the strength of the legs, waist and abdomen to control it, so that the coordination of the body and the ability to control muscles have been effectively trained.
4. Yoga ball has massage function. The movement design of yoga ball practice should make the human body fully contact with the spherical surface as far as possible, and the yoga ball is made of soft PVC material. When it comes into contact with the human body, the yoga ball will contact the contact part of the human body evenly, which will produce massage effect and promote blood circulation.
How can yoga balls be used to relieve stress?
1, wall-mounted chair type
The fitness ball clings to the wall, and the upper back sticks to the edge of the ball. Use the ball as a pulley and slowly bend your knees after exhaling until your thighs are parallel to the ground. When finished, hold the posture 15 seconds. Inhale, slowly lift your thighs and restore your starting point. Repeat this action 3 to 5 times.
By squatting, you can exercise the quadriceps femoris of the thigh, enhance the endurance of the leg and the stability of the lower limbs. Tip: Keep your feet off the ground and your back straight.
2. Locusts on the ball.
Kneel behind the ball, keep your thighs and abdomen close to the ball, and put your hands above the ball. Exhale, put your hands on the ground, lie flat on the ball and keep balance with the ground. Inhale, lift your left leg, bend your right knee, and support your right thigh with your right foot plate. Hold your posture 15 second. After completion, resume the starting point action and change feet to repeat the action. Repeat 2 or 3 times left and right.
It can exercise the muscles behind the buttocks and thighs, improve the lines of the buttocks, and help prevent the buttocks from sagging and deforming. Tip: Pay attention to the hips and the back of thighs and keep your legs straight.
3. The ball hit the head on the knee.
Sit on the top edge of the fitness ball with your legs together. Inhale, raise your hand and keep your back straight. Exhale, bend forward, abdomen close to thighs, forehead close to calves, grab ankles with both hands and press on the ground. Hold your posture 15 second. When finished, restore the starting point after inhaling. Repeat 3 to 5 times.
It can stretch back and thigh muscles, promote blood circulation and make legs elastic and soft. Tip: straighten your legs, relax your back muscles, don't hold your breath, and practice with abdominal breathing.
4. Triangle on the ball
Sit on the fitness ball with your legs apart. Inhale, open your hips, flush with your shoulders. Exhale, bend your body to the right and put your right hand on your calf or instep. After the action is completed, hold the posture 15 seconds. Inhale, restore the starting point, change feet, repeat. Repeat 2 or 3 times left and right.