### Report on Novelty Yoga Trends

#### Introduction
As a physical trainer looking to expand your class offerings, considering the integration of novelty elements into traditional yoga practices can be a strategic move.

This report explores the rise and persistence of non-traditional yoga practices that incorporate unique or entertaining elements, comparing their popularity, health benefits, and overall effectiveness against traditional yoga approaches.

#### Overview of Traditional Yoga
Traditional yoga focuses on physical postures (asanas), breathing techniques (pranayama), and meditation to promote physical and mental well-being.

It is known for its holistic approach to health, emphasizing balance, flexibility, strength, and mindfulness.

#### Rise of Novelty Yoga Trends
Novelty yoga trends have emerged as a way to attract a broader audience by adding unique elements to traditional yoga practices.

These trends include:

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**Animal-Assisted Yoga**: Incorporating animals, such as goats or dogs, into yoga sessions.

This trend aims to reduce stress and increase relaxation through interaction with animals

### Report on Novelty Yoga Trends

#### Introduction
As a physical trainer looking to expand your class offerings, considering the integration of novelty elements into traditional yoga practices can be a strategic move.

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Content: Minions opened the door surprised yoga cat netizens laugh: do yoga while skin care!
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Content: Easy yoga moves to do at your desk in just three minutes

Do these yoga asanas from your office chair to combat stress and reinforce physical and mental awareness

Nearly every day I get up from my desk in the Telegraph office and head up to the onsite gym with my yoga mat rolled up under my arm.

A journalist’s life is one of constant deadlines and pressure. Not to mention sitting. The same applies to many other professions too, which makes it all the more important that I find time in the day for yoga.

It was certainly no surprise to me as a qualified yoga teacher that a new study from Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) found that three minutes of yoga every hour at work “can lower diabetes risk”.

Participants in the study were taken through a 16-step regimen that included poses such as downward dog, cobra and cat-cow.

Levels of glucose in their blood were measured with a finger prick every 30 minutes. The results suggested that the ancient Chinese martial art of Tai Chi had no significant impact compared to the control group – but yoga did.

Not everyone will have a dedicated space in their workplace. However, there is a great deal that you can do without leaving your desk – although downward dog might be a bit much.

You might have to steel yourself against looks from your colleagues, but thinking about the impact on your long-term health should quell any embarrassment.

Yogic breath helps calm your parasympathetic nervous system. The poses (asanas) strengthen the limbs as well as improving range of motion. These build physical and mental awareness, both by improving proprioception by testing balance and focusing the mind through concentration.

Try recruiting those around you to join you for three minutes every hour. Take time afterwards to notice how different you feel.

Here’s a three-minute desk yoga sequence to get you started. I left my shoes on but kick yours off if you can, especially if you’re in heels!

Centering

Sit upright with your feet on the ground, hands in your lap. Close your eyes and take three deep breaths in and out.

Warm-up

Seated cat-cow (chakravakasana)

Place your fingertips on your knees. Inhale, lift the chest, look up towards the ceiling and gently arch your spine. Exhale, round through your spine and look towards your navel. Repeat twice more.

Seated bridge posture (setu bandhasana)

Still seated, take your arms behind you, fingertips pointing forward. Inhale, press down through the palm of your hands and your feet and lift your hips off the chair, pressing them towards the sky. Look towards the ceiling. Hold for three breaths.

Seated pigeon twist (parivrtta kapotasana)

Place your left ankle on top of your right knee. Make a fist with your left hand and place your elbow as close to your left ankle as possible. Push down on your left fist with your right hand. Inhale, lift and turn the chest; hold the position for three breaths. Repeat on the other side.

Seated cow face pose (gomukhasana)

Cross your right knee over your left. Inhale, sweep your left arm up and bend your elbow so your left hand reaches down your back. Sweep your right arm underneath so it reaches up your back. Catch fingertips if possible. Hold position for three breaths. Repeat on the other side.

Standing postures

Standing eagle pose (garudasana)

Cross your left knee over your right and tuck your foot behind your right calf if possible. Sweep arms out to the side and cross right elbow on top of left. Lift forearms up and catch your hands if possible. Lift elbows up and the hands away from the face. Hold pose for three breaths. Repeat on the other side.

Triangle (trikonasana)

Stand with your feet wider than your shoulders. Turn your right toes out and left toes in, heels aligned. Place your right hand on your right shin and reach your left arm up. Lean back into the pose, drawing your shoulders down your back. Hold for three breaths and repeat on the other side.

Pyramid pose (parsvottanasana)

Shorten your stance slightly. Square your hips to the right leg and step the left leg slightly wider, with toes turned out, so you’re on train tracks. Catch hold of your elbows behind you and fold forward with a long spine. Hold for three breaths and repeat on the other side.

Wide-leg forward fold (prasarita padottanasana)

Widening your stance, turn your toes in and your heels out. Interlace your fingers behind your back. Inhale, lift the chest. Exhale, fold forward, lifting your hands up towards the ceiling. Hold for three breaths. To come up, bend the knees and roll up through the spine.

Closing sequence

Come back to an upright seated position. Hands in your lap. Close your eyes and take three deep breaths.

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Content: Yoga beginners must see! 10 types & basic body type Swan type abdominal arm training fastest
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“Yoga ” is one of the most popular sports in recent years, and the recognized benefit of yoga is that it can improve people ’ s physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual problems.
Many women use yoga to sculpt their bodies to make their body lines look more beautiful.
And the threshold of yoga is very low, you can easily do it at home with the video, which is very suitable for sports novices.
Xiaobian helps you organize the 10 most popular yoga & 5 slimming yoga movements you can do at home, and hurry up and move together.
It is best to practice yoga 2-3 times a week.
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The best practice frequency of yoga each week
Practice 2-3 times a week is best, especially for beginners, the body needs a certain amount of time to adapt to the yoga movement, if you can spend 1-2 hours a day is the ideal time.
How to choose a yoga mat
When doing yoga training at home, be sure to use a yoga mat to avoid injury!
Choosing a yoga mat has a few precautions, first of all, the length must be more than their own height, the thickness should be in accordance with the usual exercise habits to choose, if you are a beginner of yoga or used for muscle exercises on the mat, it is recommended to choose a thicker yoga mat, the thickness of 6 ~ 8mm is better, to avoid joint pain and discomfort during practice; but if you are a yoga practitioner above the thickness can be slightly thinner. The first choice is to use a yoga mat with a thickness of 4 ~ 6mm and an anti-skid effect to avoid slipping or uneven hands and feet when practicing advanced movements.
Yoga beginners recommend choosing a thicker yoga mat.
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Yoga Suit / Pants Selection Highlights
Usually do yoga or Pilates and other exercises must know that wearing is also a very important part of the exercise. If you wear inappropriate clothes, it may fall in the neckline or pants during exercise, or it may be too tight to fully stretch the body, resulting in exercise is not in place. It can show even body feel, and it is safer and less exposed when exercising.
▲ Functional yoga pants, yoga clothes are good to wear and look good. (Photo / AM ME)
What is Yogi?
In addition to doing exercises with bare hands, it is also recommended to use elastic bands or yoga columns to increase the exercise effect. Yoga columns can also be called yoga rollers and foam shafts. Specifically, there may be a little granular column in the outer layer. Loose muscle lines.
▲ Yoga aids can increase the effect of exercise. (Photo / IG @ barrel.fit)
10 Types of Yoga
1: Hatha Yoga
Hatha Yoga is the oldest yoga, suitable for beginners of yoga.
In Sanskrit, "ha" means the sun and "da" means the moon.
Emphasis is placed on “controlling the body and breathing ”, which does not require the movement to be completely correct, but focuses on the“ feeling ” of the body, which is achieved through breathing, stretching and meditation to stretch muscles and relax the body and mind.
Hatha yoga does not require special equipment, in addition to simple preliminary movements suitable for yoga novices, there are also more difficult movements can be challenged, especially for people with high daily pressure, easy to tension or muscle tension, can be relieved through this yoga.
▲ Hatha Yoga is the oldest yoga, suitable for beginners. (Photo / Little Red Book @ PURE Yoga)
2: Iyengar Yoga
Ayanga Yoga emphasizes “posture accuracy and breathing exercises ”. The training focuses on stable breathing with the movements in place, because each posture requires a long time, and often requires the use of auxiliary tools such as yoga chairs, stretch belts, and yoga bricks to help correct the posture. Mild stretching and twisting can help adjust the bone and sculptural posture, suitable for long periods of humpback, spine bending and other positions. People with incorrect posture, or elderly people with poor muscle endurance and bone loss, but beginners recommend that you should be guided by a professional yoga teacher.
▲ Ayanga Yoga emphasizes posture accuracy and breathing exercises. (Photo / Little Red Book @ PURE Yoga)
3: Flow Yoga
The movement pattern of flow yoga echoes the name, and the transition between different poses is very smooth. It is emphasized that the movement changes with the speed of music and the length of breath, and the posture arrangement is relatively free compared to other types.
Flow yoga focuses on “stretching, strength and body balance ” and helps to improve the problem of body coordination.
Because you need to be very attentive when doing yoga, it can also improve the problem of inattention.
You need to have more than half a year of yoga foundation, otherwise you may not find the right motivation point, suitable for people who like dance and music rhythm exercise.
▲ Flow yoga emphasizes changing movements with the speed of music and the length of breath. (Photo / Little Red Book @ Coke Mahjong that adheres to self-discipline)
4: Yin Yoga
Yin Yoga emphasizes the "relaxation of the whole body", which combines medicine and Taoism, combines breathing and long-term movement maintenance, without excessive movement changes, helps improve the meridian and connective tissue that binds many organs together, and increases the flexibility and flexibility of joints, accelerating blood circulation.
It requires more than half a year of yoga foundation, suitable for people with high life pressure and sports enthusiasts, so as to relax the body and mind, relieve stress and muscle tension.
Because the movement is mostly sitting and lying, to emphasize the stability and stretching of the "lower body", people who do not like too much exercise can also try.
Yoga emphasizes the relaxation of the whole body.
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5: High Temperature Yoga
High temperature yoga is very strict in the control of temperature, the need to do yoga in an environment of 38-40 degrees, which helps to correct posture, increase body softness, and promote blood circulation, because exercise in a high temperature environment is especially helpful for muscle stretching.
According to one study, hot yoga has a weight-loss effect. In a 90-minute class, women can burn an average of 330 calories, while men can burn about 460 calories.
However, heart patients, diabetics, patients with diabetes, patients with diabetes, patients with kidney diseases, patients with liver diseases, patients with high or low blood pressure, etc., are not suitable for high temperature yoga exercise.
Yoga is not for everyone.
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6: Pilates
The focus of Pilates is to “train small muscle groups ”, through the control of the muscle group, improve the core strength, and train specific parts such as muscle types and joints to help reduce fat and shape the body. It is a popular exercise used by many Korean stars to maintain the body, suitable for people with a yoga foundation.
Pilates ’ six principles are “Focus, Breathe, Core, Control, Accuracy and Smooth ”, which combine aerobic, softness and muscle stretching to help us achieve balance in our bodies, whether through free hand training or machine assistance.
It is suitable for people who want to adjust their posture and need exercise rehabilitation treatment.
The four members of BLACKPINK, Twice Ziyu, Daeyeon, and IVE Yuan-ying, all rely on Pilates to maintain their slim stature.
Pilates is a popular sport used by many Korean stars to keep their bodies in shape.
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7: Aerial Yoga
Aerial yoga is also called "anti-gravity yoga", which combines traditional yoga postures, as well as modern movements such as dance and Pilates. You can use yoga hanging cloth with the arm and core force, and change many different postures through gravity and body weight.
Can improve shoulder and neck, back pain and insomnia and other problems, because aerial yoga requires anti-gravity action, will consume more calories, but also can train core strength, improve posture, practice balance, many stars such as Xu Wei Ning, Apink Sun Nane, Girl's Day Huili, BLACKPINK Jennie are private aerial yoga enthusiasts.
▲ Apink Sunna En and Jennie are fans of aerial yoga. (Photo / IG @ marcellasne _, @ jennierubyjane)
8: Astana Yoga
Astana yoga is also known as "strength yoga" because it focuses more on the exercise of qi and force, which is a "high intensity" yoga.
What is more special is that it has a fixed posture order "can not be replaced at will", emphasizing the "continuity and support" of the action, which can effectively train physical fitness, muscle endurance and body softness, and can be viewed from the body in different states for the ability to control the muscles, which requires a certain amount of physical strength to complete.
Because Astana yoga is more intense in physical fitness or movement, it is a higher intensity of exercise, so it is recommended for people who have a yoga foundation and have better physical fitness, it is recommended to practice with a professional yoga teacher.
Astana Yoga focuses on the exercise of energy and strength.
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9: Pregnancy Yoga
Pregnant women's yoga mainly emphasizes "breathing and stretching", which is used to relieve physical discomfort during pregnancy, such as back pain, edema and other problems, compared to the general yoga movement is more moderate.
Through pregnancy yoga, you can also train the "pelvic floor muscles" to enhance the muscle strength of this part of the body, and thus help the birth.
In addition, pregnant women in the prenatal and postnatal emotional adjustment is very important, pregnant women yoga also helps to maintain the hormonal balance, so that the mood is stable, reduce the occurrence of postnatal depression, but also helps to shorten the time to recover after childbirth.
However, because the situation of each pregnant woman is different, it is recommended to discuss with the obstetrician and gynecologist before deciding whether this yoga exercise is suitable.
Yoga for pregnant women emphasizes breathing and stretching.
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10: Repair Yoga
Restoration yoga, also known as "meditation yoga", is a yoga based on Iyengar yoga, founder Judith Lester believes that yoga is not only used to adjust body posture, "repair and relaxation" is also an important part.
Using the sitting and lying posture, in addition to the practice of posture, the internal organs, bones, muscles and spine are adjusted back to the correct position, and each movement pays attention to the stability and internal balance of the spine.
During the long stay of the action, through deep breathing and relaxation, the accumulated stress and anxiety of the body can be released, and complete relaxation can be achieved both inside and outside.
It is necessary to use yoga pillows, yoga blankets, yoga bricks and yoga ropes to assist in the movement.
▲ Restoration yoga can also be called meditation yoga. (Photo / IG @ pernextyoga)
6 Benefits of Yoga
Improve poor posture
Many people are prone to shoulder and neck pain and camel back problems because of the wrong posture of standing, sitting or playing computer for a long time.
Through the action practice of yoga, in addition to correcting posture and strengthening muscle strength, it can also effectively stretch the spine and improve the problem of poor posture.
Yoga can straighten the body and strengthen the muscles.
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Sculpture Form
Studies have pointed out that yoga can help to burn fat, especially hot yoga and air yoga.
In addition, because yoga often requires the use of the core of the abdomen, it will also make the lower abdomen become compact and make the body curve more beautiful, which is one of the favorite sports of many stars.
▲ Yoga can help to burn fat. (Photo / freepik)
Release Stress and Anxiety
Cortisol is a stress hormone that affects serotonin (also known as happiness hormones), and yoga can reduce cortisol secretion, which in turn relieves stress, anxiety, fatigue, and depressed emotions, such as meditation, stretching, and deep breathing.
▲ Meditation, stretching and deep breathing can help the mind and body to relax. (Photo / freepik @ master1305)
Improve balance, flexibility and softness
The softness of the body is not impossible to change, but can be improved by simple yoga practice, yoga often has many stretching exercises, can help train the softness of the body.
Also because yoga can be applied to the muscles of the whole body, doing yoga for a long time can also increase the balance of the body and the flexibility of the joints.
Body softness can be improved with simple yoga practice.
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Improve sleep
Frequently do meditation, muscle relaxation, stretching and other yoga, which has been proven to increase melatonin secretion and improve sleep quality.
Having good sleep can also improve physical problems such as stress and obesity.
Relieve physical pain
Many people have shoulder and neck, back, waist, legs and other physical pain problems, some people will take pain medication to relieve, but in fact, can be through a few simple yoga exercises, such as baby, cat and cow, lower dog, stand forward bend to relieve the body pain and tension.
▲ Yoga movements can relieve pain and tension in the body. (Photo / IG @ pernextyoga)
Yoga Slimming POSE Practice at Home
Yoga seems to be soothing, mostly for stretching muscles, but the real basic body style of yoga, it is not easy to start!
The following five yoga instructors 5 basic style methods, although they are common style, but as long as you keep practicing every day, you can clearly feel the line tightening!
Yoga Slim POSE
Rod-style
The stick is also commonly known as the flat support, is a yoga action that can be thin to the whole body, with the elbows and toes of both hands to support the ground, and maintain the body in a straight state, pay attention to the back to maintain a flat back, can not arch, the ass can not collapse, and can not be shrugged, with the core of the abdomen.
Doing this action for a long time can make the lower abdomen become tight and train the horse and nail line.
It is also commonly known as a paddock.
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Cygnus
Swan because it can extend to the arms and abdominal muscles at the same time, helping to thin the arms and waist.
One foot bends to the ground, the other straightens and rests on the ground, with both hands raised straight back.
When the spine and the entire back are stretched upwards, it will bring the entire upper half of the muscles to stretch, especially the muscles on both sides of the waist and on both sides of the arm, there will be a particularly obvious feeling, and doing this action for a long time will make the waist line become obvious, and the arms will become thinner.
Horse-riding
The most important thing is to "keep the balance of the body", the whole hip as far as possible down, at the same time feel the outer muscles of the front legs and the front muscles of the back legs, there will be a clear sense of stretching, this action is very helpful to improve the false span, is one of the actions that pear-shaped girls must practice.
Big Cat
The big cat can be very thin to the "shoulder and back" two parts. Both hands are straight forward, eyes look forward, shoulders have a feeling of downward pressure, hips are high, legs are close, thighs are vertical to the ground, the body center of gravity is shifted back, and the abdominal muscles are tightened.
Doing this action for a long time, in addition to visually achieving the effect of thin shoulders and thin backs, it can also improve the problem of constipation.
Underdog style
The lower dog type can be well stretched "the muscles of the back calf" to achieve the effect of thin legs.
When doing this action, pay attention to both hands and feet should be really straight, do not shrug shoulders, the knees of both legs can not be bent inwards. The heel of the foot as far as possible on the ground, if the muscle is too tight at the beginning, can not be stepped on the whole, the knee can be slightly bent, so that the whole foot smoothly stepped on the ground, feel the stretch of the muscles behind the calf, and then slowly corrected into the correct posture.
Yoga needs attention.
Although yoga is a gentle stretching exercise, it is not suitable for everyone because it is necessary to stretch the joints and parts of the body. In addition, there are some restrictions on the time to do yoga. If you want to stretch or exercise through yoga, please first assess whether you have the following problems and read the yoga precautions!
Yoga practice taboo
1. Osteoporosis, blood clotting disease, intervertebral disc protrusion, not suitable for yoga
Yoga has many movements that require the use of hands and feet to support the weight of the body. Osteoporosis patients may be prone to fractures due to careless force during support. Yoga requires limb stretching and twisting, which may lead to reduced blood flow at the end, which may lead to severe blood clotting and cardiovascular disease.
There are three types of people who are not suitable for yoga.
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2. Avoid yoga for a short period of time for people with poor physical condition and initial fractures.
Although yoga can be used to build muscles and make the body healthier, when the body is not in good condition, the muscles cannot exert their maximum effectiveness and are prone to injury during practice.
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Do not do yoga for an hour before or after meals.
Because yoga is centered on the "spine", when stretching before and after, there is food in the stomach that may cause abdominal pain and vomiting, it is recommended to do yoga exercises on an empty stomach for 1-2 hours.
4. Pregnant women choose a special "Pregnant Yoga"
Although you can choose a special pregnancy yoga during pregnancy, the small editor recommends that you must first go through the professional evaluation of the obstetrician and gynecologist, and then decide whether you can practice yoga and avoid affecting the fetus in the abdomen.
▲ Pregnant women's yoga must first undergo a professional evaluation by a gynecologist, and be practiced by professional guidance.
(Photo / Little Red Book @ Teeth 's Hennessy)
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Avoid yoga that compresses your abdomen during menstruation
Some women experience abdominal discomfort during menstruation, and although some yoga exercises can relieve abdominal pain by stretching, it is important to avoid some movements that may squeeze into the abdomen.
6. Do not excessively exercise to be in position
For people who are not so good in muscle softness, when they start to contact yoga, there will be many actions to be extra hard, and they do not have to be forced to do it, practice in the range they can accept without injury, in order to let the body really relax.
Yoga beginners don ’ t have to learn to do it themselves.
(Photo / freepik @ yanalya)
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Content: What is Kundalini Yoga and How It Works
Doing yoga is not only useful, but also fashionable.
You do not need to look for your guru in distant India, it is enough to come to any fitness center and find yoga classes in the schedule.
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And often there will even be the opportunity to choose a direction to your liking, for example, kundalini.
What is this practice, how it appeared and to whom it may be useful, we tell in the material.
Kundalini Yoga
Kundalini yoga is covered with a mass of myths and legends.
It is believed that this is an ancient Indian practice that allows you to wake up the kundalini energy located at the base of the spine.
By the way, the presence of this energy was confirmed in the course of studies.
Kundalini is called the life force that permeates the entire human being and can be activated through meditation, asanas (postures) and breathing exercises.
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Kundalini yoga practitioners often describe their experiences as revealing new levels of consciousness and a deeper connection with the divine principle of the world.
At the heart of Kundalini Yoga is the idea of the system of chakras – the seven energy centers located along the spine.
Each chakra is responsible for a specific area of life: love, communication, willpower, and so on.
Kundalini yoga practices aim to balance and purify the chakras, allowing energy to flow freely throughout the body.
Kundalini yoga also involves chanting mantras (sound formulas) and using mudras (gestures) that help focus the mind and enhance the effects of the practice.
An important aspect of Kundalini Yoga is also mentoring, as some practices can be dangerous if not performed correctly.
What techniques and practices are included in Kundalini
Kundalini Yoga includes various techniques and practices, such as:
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Asanas (postures) are physical exercises that help strengthen the body and improve flexibility.
2.
Pranayama (breathing exercises) are breathing techniques that help control energy in the body and reduce stress.
3.
Meditation is a practice of concentration of the mind that helps to reduce anxiety and increase the level of awareness.
4.
Mantras (sound formulas) are the repetition of certain sounds that help calm the mind and enhance the effects of the practice.
5.
Mudras (gestures) are hand positions that help control energy in the body and improve concentration.
6.
Kriya (movements) are special movements that help release the clamped energy in the body.
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Mentoring is an important aspect of Kundalini Yoga, as some practices can be dangerous if performed incorrectly.
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Kundalini Yoga for Beginners at Home
Beginners should move in the direction from simple to complex.
Do not perform the most difficult asanas and breathing exercises that require attention and effort.
Focus on the simple and gradually complicate.
Here are a few examples:
1.
Asana "Halo Lotus" - sit on the floor, stretch your legs forward and bend your right leg in the knee, pulling it to yourself.
Try to put your right foot on your left thigh.
The left leg is also tightened to yourself, the left foot can be placed under the right thigh.
Connect the palms in front of you and lift up above your head.
Hold the pose and repeat symmetrically on the other leg in a couple of minutes.
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Pranayama “Sitali ”, or cooling breath, take a comfortable position and breathe through your nose with your eyes closed.
Then pull out your tongue and roll it into a tube.
Breathe air through a tube of your tongue, then close your mouth and hold your breath for a few seconds.
Exhale through your nose.
Repeat 5-10 times.
3.
Mindfulness of Breath Meditation – with your eyes closed, concentrate on the breath, do not try to change it, just observe it.
Continue for 5-10 minutes.
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Om mantra – let the sound drown out all other thoughts.
Repeat the mantra for 5-10 minutes.
5.
Mudra "Jnana" - sit in a comfortable position, connect the pads of the thumbs with the index, pull the rest of the fingers and turn the palms up.
Keep the wise as long as you see fit.
Breathe.
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It is advisable to practice with an experienced instructor.
Otherwise, study literature and video tutorials, but be careful not to do too complicated things.
Kundalini Yoga for Women
Kundalini Yoga is also recommended for women.
This may be due to the fact that there are more breathing techniques than power asanas.
It is believed that this practice of yoga helps to improve physical fitness, emotional health and even develop intuition.
Here are a few practices that can be especially beneficial for women:
Asana "Butterfly" - sit on the floor, bend your knees and join your feet together, keeping your feet on the floor.
Keep your hands on your knees and slowly swing your feet up and down to open your hips and pelvic area.
Hold the position for 1-2 minutes.
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Pranayama “Nadi shodhana ”, or alternate breathing, – sit in a comfortable position, close the right nostril with the thumb of the right hand and breathe through the left nostril.
Then squeeze the left nostril with the thumb of the left hand and exhale through the right nostril.
Repeat 5-10 times.
• Meditation "Wisdom of a woman" - for 5-10 minutes, repeat the mantra "I am a woman, I am a wise", you can aloud or mentally.
Basic asanas (postures)
• Sitting posture with straight back – sit on the floor with crossed legs and straight back, hands on your knees.
This posture helps to improve posture and concentration.
• Tree pose - stand on one leg, lift the other leg and place it on the inner surface of the thigh.
Put your hands up and put your hands together.
This position improves balance and strengthens the legs.
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• Cobra pose - lie on your stomach, raise your chest and head, keeping your hands on the floor under your shoulders.
This position strengthens the muscles of the back and improves flexibility.
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• Bridge pose – lie on your back, bend your knees and lift your pelvis up, keeping your hands on the floor under your shoulders.
This posture strengthens the gluteal muscles and improves the flexibility of the spine.
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• Warrior pose – stand on one leg, bend the other leg in the knee and pull it forward.
Put your hands up and put your hands together.
This position strengthens the legs and improves balance.
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Basic Breathing Practices
• Breath of fire – rapid and rhythmic breathing through the nose with a contraction of the abdomen on exhalation.
This practice helps to improve blood circulation, cleanse the lungs and strengthen the respiratory system.
An example with the analysis of technology:
• Alternate breathing (shodhana is necessary) - breathe in turn through the right and left nostril, clamping the opposite finger.
This practice harmonizes the work of the right and left hemispheres of the brain.
Basic Mantras in Kundalini
1.
Om is a mantra that symbolizes unity and harmony.
2.
Sat Nam is a mantra that means “Truth is Name. ”
It helps to strengthen the connection with the spiritual path and to realize one ’ s true self.
3.
Ad Guru Name is a mantra of protection that helps to avoid negative influences and attract favorable energy.
4.
Vahe Guru is a mantra that means “Delightful Teacher. ”
It helps to strengthen the spiritual connection and attract favorable energy.
5.
Ram Das is a mantra that symbolizes the spiritual master Ram Das and helps to establish a connection with the spiritual world.
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These mantras can be recited during meditation or while performing breathing practices.
They help to strengthen the spiritual connection and attract favorable energy.
Basic Meditations in Kundalini
1.
Meditation on breathing – focusing on inhalation and exhalation, allows you to improve the quality of breathing and calm the mind.
2.
Heart Meditation – Focusing on the heart chakra helps to develop love and compassion for yourself and others.
3.
Meditation on the third eye - focusing on the point between the eyebrows, helps to improve intuition and develop clarity of thinking.
4.
Mantra meditation – chanting a mantra during meditation helps to strengthen the spiritual connection and attract beneficial energy.
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Exercises
Bumps of the spine - sit in a simple position.
Breathe in and at the same time stretch your chest up, exhale and at the same time round your back to let all the air out of your lungs.
Kapalabhati is a breathing technique in which you need to perform sharp exhalations through the nose, while with each exhalation the wall of the abdomen slightly tightens towards the spine.
Kapalabhati differs from the breath of fire in that in the breath of fire inhalation and exhalation are equal in time and effort, and in the case of Kapalabhati inhalation is passive, almost imperceptible, and exhalation is vigorous.
Beginners do as much as they can, experienced practitioners do 108 breaths.
Shavasana is the final asana after all practices.
The key is that the spine is completely pressed to the floor.
Breathing is measured.
Positive effects of kundalini on health
In fact, there have been a number of studies that have looked at the effects of Kundalini Yoga.
So, in 2018, after practicing for eight weeks, the participants ’ level of anxiety decreased.
And in another study, it turned out that women with anerexia nervosa and bulimia kundalini yoga helped improve their attitude to their own bodies.
Summary of Kundalini Philosophy
The philosophy of Kundalini Yoga is based on the idea that in every person there is a potential for infinite development and enlightenment.
This potential is presented in the form of kundalini energy, which is located at the base of the spine.
The purpose of Kundalini Yoga is to awaken and raise this energy through the chakra centers, leading to deep enlightenment and awareness of one ’ s true potential.
Contraindications
Kundalini yoga is contraindicated in the following cases:
• bronchial asthma,
• in case of impaired cerebral circulation,
• in the first months after a stroke or heart attack,
• with hypertension,
• diabetes mellitus type I,
• with severe mental disorder: psychosis, neurosis, depression, epilepsy, manic and delusional disorder, schizophrenia, any complex state of impaired consciousness,
• during pregnancy at any time,
• in the presence of malignant tumors.
Interesting facts
Kundalini yoga helps to fulfill desires.
Kundalini yoga is full of energy.
Kundalini yoga can be considered one of the methods of body-oriented psychotherapy.
• Kundalini yoga helps to get rid of addictions.
Expert 's comment
Yoga teacher Dmitry Sharushkin, founder of the online academy YOGA 'M DHARM:
“First you need to understand that kundalini is not a practice, but simply a term, a word in Sanskrit.
It means energy, which, according to the ideas of the ancient Aryans who spoke Sanskrit, was inside the human body.
This energy is described in various yoga practices.
This term can be used by a representative of any school and direction of yoga.
The Kundalini school we are talking about originated in the 1960s.
An Indian sent his student Yogi Bhajan to North America to popularize yoga at a time when all the more or less established schools in India were doing the same.
Yogi Bhajan did this very well, because the techniques and practices he brought were very well placed on the psychedelic-inflamed consciousness of the hippies, who at this time were looking for a way to get off the psychedelic substances and move on to a more natural practice of contemplation.
Kundalini yoga is such a nuclear mixture of breathing techniques of medieval yoga in a very modern form.
Later, its own legend about ancient traditions was created and the whole story was untwisted, which continues to work until now.
But in fact, it ’ s just a quick-breathing technique that quickly caused hippies to change their state of consciousness without having to dive directly into the essence of the practice.
Questions about the harm and benefits of kundalini can be viewed in different ways.
For example, for a person who has problems with addictions – from chemicals or strong conditions like adrenaline, gaming or porn addiction – this can be helpful.
The breathing practices used in kundalini help to switch states quite radically.
But is such a long practice necessary for a person who does not have clinical problems with addictions?
The fact is that there can be side effects associated with the fact that the kundalini system exploits the resource of the respiratory system.
A stronger negative impact can get the psyche, if a person is not ready for strong states or, conversely, he is already in psychosis, then such practices can harm him. ”
CONCLUSION
The philosophy of Kundalini Yoga teaches people to live in harmony with themselves and the world around them, to find a balance between physical, emotional and spiritual states, and to achieve high levels of awareness and wisdom.
In fact, the same thing is said by psychologists and coaches of all stripes, so the question of whether the practice of kundalini is necessary, everyone should answer himself, taking into account all the contraindications and possible risks.
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10 Best Complex Exercises for Women to Get Slimmer
Complex exercises are movements that involve several muscle groups at once, helping to speed up metabolism and increase fat burning.
The most effective complex exercises to achieve a slender physique do not differ in gender.
However, certain principles adapted to women ’ s workouts can improve performance, strengthen strength, and promote lean muscle mass.
That ’ s why coach Jarrod Nobbe compiled 10 comprehensive recommended exercises for women.
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In the gym, women often demonstrate the ability to perform more volume (approaches and repetitions) during exercise compared to men.
In addition, women usually show the best aerobic capacity.
Women who want to become slim should take advantage of this by including more intense exercises without the risk of overtraining.
Use your natural cardio to speed up your metabolism by adding shorter rest periods between approaches.
Keep in mind that each exercise has different variations, and there are also several equipment options, including barbells, dumbbells, and kettlebells.
Choose the option and equipment that best suits your comfort level.
Also, try to change workouts every four to six weeks so that your progress is dynamic and fun.
Estates traction
When it comes to class traction, the term covers various variations of lifting a barbell, dumbbell, kettlebell, or hexameter.
From traditional to rigid, RDL (Romanian estate traction) and even rod traction, these variations are great for building up lean muscle mass of the posterior chain by working through the buttocks, hamstring tendons, lower back, upper back and even calves.
The coach advises to start by setting the legs on the width of the shoulders.
Then bend your legs at your knees and pull your hips back to reach the barbell (or other equipment you use).
Push your heels and pull your hips forward to stand up, squeezing your buttocks.
During movement, keep your back straight, the body is tense, and the bar is tightly pressed to the shins.
Carefully roll the bar to the floor, moving in the opposite direction.
Perform three sets of 8-15 repetitions with a 90-second rest between sets.
Goblet squats with raised heel
Want to cut relief quadriceps and pump up the press?
If yes, then you should pay attention to squats with raising the heel.
This exercise is aimed precisely at the quadriceps muscle, while simultaneously engaging and training the muscles of the press.
Take a dumbbell, hold it at your chest with both hands and stand up, putting your legs on the width of your shoulders, lifting your heels with a weight of two to three inches above the floor.
Then squeeze the press to activate the press, and descend into squats with curved knees, holding the chest vertically and the back straight.
Walk all over the foot to return to the starting position.
Perform three sets of 12-20 repetitions with a 90-second break between sets.
Lifting on one leg
Lifting is a great exercise to develop strength, stability and balance on one leg.
Add lateral variations, and you will not only form leg muscles, but also pump up the gluteal muscles.
To diversify side lifts, change body weight, dumbbells and weights, and experiment with different positions.
Stand next to a sturdy box or gymnastic bench, making sure it is at such a height that your knee bends about 90 degrees when you put your foot on it.
Start by putting your legs across the width of your hips and rise up on the box with one foot, focusing on full foot contact and keeping the opposite leg straight.
Slide your heel over the box, flexing your hip and knee to rise higher.
Control your descent by bending the knee and thigh on the box, returning to the starting position with control.
Perform three sets of 12-15 repetitions on each side with a 60-second break between sets.
Bulgarian Split Squats
Bulgarian squats are a step forward compared to traditional squats and lunges.
This variation, also known as a raised back squat, trains the quadriceps and thighs to create graceful relief shapes.
Complicate the exercise by using dumbbells, weights, or a barbell to increase intensity and accelerate progress toward your muscle goals.
Perform bulgarian squats by placing one foot on a bench or a raised surface behind you and lowering it into the squat position.
Keep the front knee in line with the toes and torso in an upright position.
Swipe through the front heel to return to its original position.
Alternate your legs and add weight for extra intensity if you want.
Perform three sets of 12-15 repetitions on each side with 60 seconds of rest between sets.
Mahi with weights
Mahi with weights is a dynamic addition to training.
This explosive exercise ignites the back chain, forming the muscles of the hamstrings, buttocks and lower back.
The inclusion of weights in HIIT training adds intensity and power to burn calories, making it an effective tool for simultaneously burning fat and building strength.
Stand with your legs spread over the shoulder width, take the weight while standing upright.
Turn on your thighs, holding your hands straight, and then pull your thighs forward explosively to lift the weight to the height of your chest, thanks to the impulse from the lower body.
Turn the weight between the legs and repeat the movement.
Perform three to four sets of continuous repetitions of 45 seconds with a thirty-second break.
Spin with dumbbells
Spin with dumbbells may not involve lifting weights.
However, its extended range of motion promotes the growth of chest and shoulder muscles.
This exercise activates the bark, enhances the strength of the abdomen and improves the stability of the wrist.
Adopt the traditional push-ups position by holding the dumbbells across the shoulder width.
Lower the body, bending the elbows until the chest almost touches the ground, then return to the initial position, fully extending your arms.
Keep a straight line from head to heel and control your movements.
Complete three rounds of 45 seconds with 90 seconds of rest between rounds.
Wide Grip Lat Pulldown
Wide grip pull-downs are an excellent addition to the female muscle building procedure.
This exercise, aimed at the broad muscles, shoulders and upper back, helps to sculpt a fit and clear physique.
Sit on the seat, fixing the hips under the knee pads, and grasp the wide bar with your upper hand, placing your hands slightly wider than the width of your shoulders.
Keep the chest elevated, the shoulders back and the injured body, pulling the bar to the top of the chest, focusing on the movement of the elbows down and back.
Take a short pause at the end of the movement, then slowly release the bar to its original position, allowing your hands to fully stretch without closing your elbows.
Perform three sets of 15-20 repetitions with a rest of 60 to 90 seconds per approach.
Reverse Grip Rod Pulls
Reverse Grip Barbell Traction is an exceptional exercise for women seeking to create a graceful back while simultaneously attracting bark and even sneaking up on the rear deltas.
Start by standing, placing your legs on the width of your shoulders, and take the bar from the bottom, placing your hands closer than the width of your shoulders.
Hold the bar in front of your thighs, arms fully extended, palms up.
Keep your back straight and your chest up.
Move the shoulder blades back and pull the bar to the lower part of the chest, focusing on turning the elbows back and keeping them close to the body.
Tighten the back muscles in the upper part, then lower the bar under control.
Perform 10 to 15 repetitions with a rest of 60 to 90 seconds between sets.
Bench press with tight grip
This option focuses on the upper and middle breast, triceps and front deltas, while attracting the core for stability.
Chest press with dumbbells tight grip is fantastic for women seeking to achieve a slender body shape.
Adjust the inclined bench at an angle of 30-45 degrees and hold a pair of dumbbells near each other with a grip from above.
Lie on the bench with your back, pull the dumbbells over your chest.
Take up the measles and lower the dumbbells in a controlled manner until they touch your shoulders.
Push the dumbbells up until your hands straighten, holding the weights next to each other.
Perform three sets of 8-15 repetitions with 60 seconds of rest between sets.
On the knees above the head.
This movement can be done with both dumbbells and kettlebells.
It effectively increases net muscle mass in deltas and triceps, attracting the cortex and lower body for stability and strength.
Go down on one knee, and the other leg is firmly on the ground.
Hold the dumbbell in one hand at shoulder height, bend the elbow and look forward.
Take up the core to stabilize your body, and press the dumbbell over your head, fully extending your arm while holding your torso vertically.
Lower the control dumbbell to the height of the shoulders and repeat the desired number of repetitions.
Perform three sets of 8-15 repetitions on each side with a rest of 60 to 90 seconds between sets.
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Women "T"
Your features
• Ageless boyish appearance.
• Skinny body type.
• Small breasts.
• Relatively wide shoulders.
• Narrow hips.
• Invisible waist.
• Men ’ s jeans fit very well on you.
Exercise # 1
Objectives of exercise
• Improve the shape of the buttocks.
• Toning the muscles of the inner thighs.
How to perform
• Throw your right foot forward.
• Put your hands on the right leg, which is bent in the knee.
• Make slow swings on the support leg up and down.
• Perform 20-30 such swings.
Do the same with your left foot and do the same.
Exercise # 2
Objectives of exercise
• Tighten the buttocks, make their shape clearer.
• Reduce the volume of the hips.
• Toning the muscles of the legs.
How to perform
• Lie on your back, hands along the torso with your palms to the floor, legs together.
• Tear off your legs from the floor without bending them in your knees, fix them at an angle of 45 degrees to the floor.
• Perform bending and extension in the knees of both legs.
• Perform 10 – 30 flexion-extensions.
If it is very difficult for you to keep your legs at an angle of 45 degrees, you can perform a light version of this exercise: raise your legs at an angle of 90 degrees relative to the floor and bend your legs in the knees, while straining the muscles of the buttocks and hips.
Exercise # 3
Objectives of exercise
• Make the waist more pronounced.
• Tone the muscles of the back, hips and legs.
How to perform
• Stand upright, legs slightly wider than shoulders.
• Bend your right hand in the elbow and pull it to your shoulder.
• Pull your left hand up.
• Make deep bends to the right, while the left hand try not to bend in the elbow.
Tilt at the expense of stretching the lateral muscles.
• Make 20-50 slopes.
• Perform the same number of tilts to the left side.
Your food
• Never eat “just like that ”.
• Breakfast is mandatory for you.
• Try not to overeat.
Eat a little, but often.
Try to eat less sugar.
• Fiber will help you achieve the desired results.
• Canned food and semi-finished products are not for you.
• Drink 1-2 liters of water daily.
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Women "A"
Your features
• Pear shape of the body.
• Sluggish muscles.
• Narrow shoulders.
• Medium bust and noticeable abdomen.
• Wide pelvis.
• Excess fat accumulates in problem areas.
Exercise # 1
Objectives of exercise
• Toning the muscles of the press, thighs and legs.
• Reduce the volume of the waist and hips.
How to perform
• Lie on your left side, lean on your elbow.
• Raise the right leg as high as possible, trying not to bend it in the knee.
• Lower the leg slowly, straining the muscles.
• Perform 10 – 25 ascents.
• Turn over to the other side and perform the same number of elevations with your left foot.
Exercise # 2
Objectives of exercise
• Toning the muscles of the press, legs, inner thighs.
• Reduce the volume of the waist and inner thighs.
How to perform
• Lie on your back, hands along the body, palms against the floor, legs together.
• Tear the legs off the floor, gradually bending in the knees.
• Fix the position of the legs so that the thigh was at an angle of 90 degrees relative to the floor, the shin should be parallel to the floor.
• After fixing in this position, begin to gradually straighten and lower your legs.
• Perform 5-25 lifts.
Exercise # 3
Objectives of exercise
• Toning muscles of the press, legs, back.
• Reduce the volume of the waist, hips.
• Improve the shape of the buttocks.
How to perform
• Lie on your back, stretch your hands along the body, put your palms on the floor.
• Raise your knees so that your legs are parallel to the floor.
• Bent in the knees of the legs strain and spread as much as possible in different directions, then bring back.
• Perform these movements for 1 – 3 minutes.
Your food
• Choose the most useful products.
• In your diet, replace beef and pork with chicken and turkey.
• Eat only low-fat dairy products.
• Refrain from fried dishes, replacing them with stews.
Stew meat and vegetables not in oil, but in water or broth.
• Reduce salt intake and add more spices to your diet.
• Do not digest or overcook food, as prolonged heat treatment destroys all useful enzymes.
• Make salads from fresh vegetables: carrots, beets, Beijing cabbage.
The “O ” women
Your features
• Excess weight is visible to the naked eye.
• Large breasts.
• Full hands.
• The stomach is clearly speaking.
• Cellulite.
• Heavy, heavy forms of buttocks and thighs.
• You do not exercise and do not monitor your diet.
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Exercise # 1
Objectives of exercise
• Improve the shape of the buttocks.
• Strengthen the muscles of the legs and inner thighs.
How to perform
• Place your legs at a width of about 1 m, spread your socks slightly outwards.
• Transfer the weight of the body to the right leg.
When you fold it, go down.
• Slowly lifting, move the weight of the body to the left leg.
• Do this exercise 3 times a day for 10-20 attacks in each direction.
Exercise # 2
Objectives of exercise
• Reduce waist volume.
• Toning the muscles of the hips, legs and back.
How to perform
• Sit straight, straightening the spine as much as possible, lean on the legs bent in the knees.
• Pinch your palms into fists.
• Bend your hands in the elbows and fix so that the forearm is parallel to the floor.
• Slowly rotate the body as much as possible, first to the right, then to the left, without tearing the feet and buttocks from the floor.
• Start turning slowly, gradually increasing the pace.
• Perform 20-40 turns.
Exercise # 3
Objectives of exercise
• Reduce the volume of the waist and abdomen.
• Toning the muscles of the press.
How to perform
• Stand on all fours, straighten your back.
Taking a slow breath, retract the stomach as much as possible.
• Hold your breath, pulling the stomach as much as possible, for 10-15 seconds.
• Breathe out and relax.
• Restore breathing and perform the exercise again.
• Perform this exercise for 10-15 minutes a day.
Your food
• Arrange a fasting day once a week.
• Do not eat in the evening.
• Put half of what you ’ re going to eat on your plate.
• Replace potato, pasta, rice side dish with vegetable, salad leaves and Beijing cabbage are best for you.
• Reduce the use of bakery products.
• The best “sandwich ” for you is a piece of fish weak salt, low-fat cheese.
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In the parks of Moscow all summer yoga classes are held for everyone aged 14 years and older.
It is better to specify the days of classes, time and locations on the websites or telegram channels of specific parks or mentors.
Together with yoga instructor Alexandra Churkina, they chose parks in different areas of Moscow.
In fact, classes are free, if desired, you can make a voluntary donation to the instructor.
Gorky Park, Museon
Address: Krymsky Val, 2.
Time: according to the schedule on the website or in the telegram channel.
The earliest lesson starts at 7: 00, at the latest - at 20: 30.
Photo by park-gorkogo.ru
Type of yoga: hatha, kundalini, meditation with singing bowls.
Singing bowls are a meditative practice aimed at relaxation.
After it, sleep should improve and mood.
Krasnopresnensky Park
Address: Mantulinskaya str., 5.
Time: according to the schedule on the website or in the telegram channel.
The first class starts at 11: 00, and the last at 19: 30.
Type of yoga: hatha, kundalini.
Tagansky Park
Address: ul. Taganskaya, 40-42.
Time: according to the schedule on the website or in the telegram channel.
The earliest start time is 7: 30, at the latest - 18: 00.
Type of yoga: hatha.
This is one of the most popular areas with which yoga is associated with many.
Classes include mainly breathing and static exercises (asanas) and are quite suitable for beginners.
Bauman Garden
Address: Staraya Basmannaya str., 15a, building 4.
Time: according to the schedule on the website or in the telegram channel.
The first class starts at 7: 30, the last at 19: 00.
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Type of yoga: hatha.
The Bauman Garden can be visited by the whole family.
If children do not want to do yoga, they will be able to find other types of leisure activities.
Khodynskoe field
Address: Khodynsky Boulevard, building 1.
Time: Classes are held in the evenings at 16: 30 or 19: 00.
Schedule should be specified on the website or in the telegram channel.
Type of yoga: hatha, yin-yoga.
Yin yoga affects the connective tissues, not the muscles.
The style of yin yoga is based on the principles of the Taoist system, which is practiced in China and Taiwan.
This type of yoga is aimed at people with a certain level of preparation: in each position you will have to freeze for 3-5 minutes, which can be difficult to get out of habit.
Tsaritsyno
Address: Dolskaya str., 1.
Time: according to the schedule on the website or in the telegram channel.
The earliest start time is 7: 30, at the latest - 19: 00.
Photo by tsaritsyno-museum.ru
Type of yoga: hatha, flow.
Flow yoga differs from hatha by the smooth change of asanas, combined with a certain type of breathing.
In this case, classes involve performing movements, and not only holding asanas.
Tuffle Grove
Address: Architect Leonidov str.
Classes are held on Saturdays at 12: 00.
Type of yoga: Vinyasa.
Vinyasa is a subspecies of Flow Yoga.
Classes develop strength, flexibility, and a sense of balance.
Park of Friendship
Address: Flotskaya str., 1a.
Time of classes: on Tuesdays at 19: 00.
Kind of yoga: kundalini.
In the Park of Friendship will also be interesting to all family members: here you can walk, feed squirrels, ride a boat and not only.
Victory Park
Address: Sq.
Victory, and 3.
Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9: 30.
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Type of yoga: hatha.
The advantage of the park is that it is very close to the metro, so you can go to a yoga class on the way to work or study to cheer up.
Bitsevsky Park
Address: Novoyasenevsky tupik, 1.
Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7: 30.
Type of yoga: hatha.
What to take on yoga training
Clothes
Standard yoga set: leggings or loose pants and t-shirt.
Clothes should be made of breathable materials.
It is optimal to have multi-layered clothes: a T-shirt and a warm jacket.
When performing asanas, it can become hot, because of the cheg it is easy to sweat and then get cold.
You will need a jacket for Shavasana - a pose in which you need to lie motionless.
Instead of sweaters, you can take a light blanket.
In the summer heat, you should take a hat.
Carpet
Instead of a yoga mat, you can take a tourist one.
It is suitable for training on the grass or on a rubberized coating.
For asphalt or concrete, the tourist mat is too thin, it will be hard and possibly cold.
Cosmetic products
If classes are held on the grass, it will not be superfluous to take the remedy for ticks.
Parks are treated from these arthropods, but caution does not hurt.
Drinks
Drinking is allowed both during training and after it.
Depending on the expected type of load, 0.5-1 liter of water can be taken.
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Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi, the second day of the Junior Jetsu Championship witnessed a strong performance and a great brilliance for the young girls who created the carpet and excited the fans at the Mubadala Arena.
His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, Abdul Moneim Al Hashemi, President of the UAE and Asia Federations, First Vice President of the International Air Jitsu Federation, Issa Hilal Al Hazami, Chairman of Sharjah Sports Council, Mohammed Salem Al Dhaheri, Vice President of the Federation, Ahmed Khalifa Al Qubaisi, Director General of Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Amal Al Afifi Dr. Suad Mohammed Al Suwaidi, Deputy Secretary General of Khalifa Award for Education.
Today ’ s competition was dedicated to the junior category of Grey, Green, Yellow, Orange, Blue and Purple Belts, who represent clubs and academies from around the world. In terms of results, the lead went to Al Jazira Club, while the Kazakh National Academy finished runner-up and Baniyas Club finished third.
Issa Hilal Al Hazami, Chairman of Sharjah Sports Council, said: “I am pleased to be present at the Abu Dhabi World Professional Air Jitsu Championship, which is a world-class event in terms of organization, number of players and number of participating countries, in addition to the professionalism of the team led by Abdul Moneim Al Hashimi, and the success of the tournament, which exceeds expectations year after year. ”
He added: “One of the most distinctive features of the championship is the remarkable public presence, especially by families, who come to encourage and motivate their sons and daughters, as this interest and encouragement contributes to building strong generations with leadership qualities, and this in itself is a very important investment for the future. ”
Amal Al Afifi, Secretary General of the Khalifa Award for Education, said: “I am very proud to organize this tournament in Abu Dhabi with its various details and its value, both sporting and community. She praised the impressive panel of fans in the stands, which reflects its close association with this sport, which has entered every Emirati home, thanks to the great efforts of the Air Jitsu Federation to enhance its spread and increase the number of practitioners. ”
She praised the Federation ’ s keenness to strengthen the community aspect in its various championships, as Atmosphere Jitsu represents a national project that draws its strength from active community participation. Through its various championships and events, the Federation has succeeded in finding an ideal platform that brings together different cultures and ethnicities.
Mohammed Hussain Al Marzouqi, Director of Marketing and Corporate Communications at Air Jitsu Federation, said that the strong performance of young women reflects the growing popularity of the sport around the world, and their desire to master the game, based on its countless benefits and direct impact on their personality, especially in terms of enhancing self-confidence, earning them noble sports values and empowering women in the sports arena.
Al Marzouqi added: “Jiu-Jitsu has become a way of life for new generations, as evidenced by the high turnout of young girls to participate in various Jiu-Jitsu tournaments, especially the Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship, which represents an ideal platform to help them shine and achieve their goals in the sport. ”
Al Marzouqi praised the strong performance of the UAE players and the continuous development of their performance, as a result of the benefit of the great assets provided by the wise leadership, which represents the first guarantor of the brilliance of the nation, and the Union's efforts to allow girls to appear honorable in various forums.
Al Marzouqi pointed out that the competitions of the girls category are no less than the competitions of the boys, and perhaps the high public turnout reflects this reality, noting that the UAE has a wonderful generation of players capable of achieving a successful career.
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Ayoub Magomadov, coach of the Russian Gymnasium Academy, said that the achievement of a large number of colored medals in the championship is a distinctive result for him, and that he is very happy with this achievement, especially as it was achieved by cubs and young people who represent the future of the game.
“We are participating in the Abu Dhabi World Professional Air Jitsu Championship for the fifth year in a row, and we have seen the evolution of the championship year after year in terms of organization and participants, and I believe that we are witnessing today an exceptional and unprecedented event. ”
“Atmosphere Jitsu is the number one global sport because we cross the barriers of affiliation and meet here in a world championship where we are united by passion and sportsmanship. ”
He thanked the Jitsu Air Federation, the organizer of the tournament, for its efforts to bring the tournament to this level of excellence.
An indescribable delight.
Emiliana Osorio, a Colombian from Gracie Columbia Academy, said: “Her joy is indescribable by winning the gold medal in the 36kg junior category in this tournament, which is a dream for all players. ”
“I came from Colombia to Abu Dhabi to participate in the most important tournament and compete strongly for one of the colored medals, and I was able to achieve this thanks to the perseverance, determination and good application of the guidance of the coach, who gave him my greetings and this achievement. ”
Shine the daughter of the Emirates
Fatima Al Katheeri, a member of Al Wahda Jitsu Club, said she was very happy to receive the gold medal in the 44kg category, and thanked the wise leadership and the Air Jitsu Federation for providing all the elements of success for the bint Al Emarat, which qualified her to shine and achieve victories on the local and international arenas.
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Content: From a new languages to yoga, learning never stops for retired adults

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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute programs offer education at Kennesaw State, Emory

Students in Nancy DeLisle-Brown’s Spanish class at Kennesaw State University’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute do more than conjugate verbs and work on rolling their Rs. DeLisle-Brown’s students try to immerse themselves in culture too, whether it’s holiday celebration or even a quinceañera party.

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“Learning a language also encompasses learning the culture,” DeLisle-Brown told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “So, when we bring culture into the classroom, we really like it to be a sort of hands-on experience … as if they were really there, so that’s what makes it so much fun.”

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Nancy DeLisle-Brown teaches a four-course Spanish certificate program, “Spanish is Fun,” in the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute program at Kennesaw State University.

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Nancy DeLisle-Brown teaches a four-course Spanish certificate program, “Spanish is Fun,” in the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute program at Kennesaw State University.

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‘Comfortable and confident’

This was all before the pandemic, DeLisle-Brown is quick to explain. COVID-19 precautions have hampered interactive activities, but while students have been waiting to get back to the cultural learning components of her classes, DeLisle-Brown has been dutifully running them through the verb conjugation and vocabulary necessary to communicate in a language new to them.

The certificate program series she teaches, “Spanish is Fun,” includes four 10-week courses: Spanish 1 through 4. After certificate completion, there are optional classes for people who want to keep up their speaking, writing and listening skills.

“We want them to feel comfortable and confident to converse on a general level but also with a little more challenge — to be able to use certain verbs that they have learned, a lot of vocabulary — and just to be able to take that experience from the classroom into the community,” DeLisle-Brown said.

She’s taught Spanish through the OLLI program at Kennesaw for the past 15 years. She’d been teaching there in continuing education and English as a second language when the program needed an instructor. DeLisle-Brown, who holds a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and a master’s in Spanish language and cultures teaches mostly retired people, though some still work. And some travel.

“They’re looking to gain a little bit of knowledge to take that with them in their travels because some do travel to Spanish-speaking countries,” she said. “And they just want to be able to at least converse on a small level with the people in the different countries.”

She loves watching her adult students light up with their new knowledge.

“There are so many things I enjoy, but it’s really relating to them when they’re struggling in certain areas because … I’m not a native speaker,” she said. “I had to learn the language, and so being able to really extend that compassion to them and understanding of what they’re going through — I can see the difference that it makes. And knowing in our practicing when they are becoming better and they’re learning a little bit more and after repetition and repetition, the light bulb is going on — that’s really the reward.”

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OLLI at KSU

Learning options specifically for seniors began almost 30 years ago at KSU as “Golden University,” according to Patricia Walker Cummings, director of community programs for the KSU College of Graduate and Professional Education. When the school received an endowment from the Osher Foundation, the program became part of OLLI, which she says sees 1,400 to 1,600 unique enrollments in a typical year.

The OLLI program functions at KSU through an endowment from the Bernard Osher Foundation. The Osher Institutes have a presence on 125 college campuses across the nation, and OLLI enrollees can expect environments tailored to their age demographic.

“Each provides a distinctive array of non-credit courses and activities specifically developed for seasoned adults aged 50 or older who are interested in learning for the joy of learning,” according to the foundation’s website.

Bernard Osher, a Maine native and businessman, started the foundation in 1977 with an aim to support higher education and improve lives.

The 75-85 courses available at KSU each quarter range from typical classroom fare — languages, history and science — to not-so-conventional options like bridge, mahjong and interior decorating. There are also fitness classes, including tai chi and yoga.

There are not-for-credit courses and classes with no homework for seniors who want to participate in the learning process with less pressure, and meeting and mixing with fellow learners is a distinct benefit for program participants, Walker Cummings said.

“We provide that educational opportunity but also social time,” she said. “As well as classes, we have a physical space here at the university where people can come in and participate in language. We have conversation groups where they can play bridge, they can play mahjong, work on their art together.”

Social events three times per year also allow students to get to know each other. A travel program had 37 participants scheduled to visit Italy in April after completing their Italian culture and language class. A visit to Greece is planned in October.

Courses average six weeks but can run as long as 10 weeks, Walker Cummings said. Some people plan their travel around their class schedules, so there’s one open week before and one after classes to allow for travel and for rescheduling make-up dates due to inclement weather.

“The majority of courses are during the day,” she said. “But we always try to make sure we have classes that are running in the evening or on the weekends for those that are still working.”

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An Osher Lifelong Learning Institute yoga class at Kennesaw State University.

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An Osher Lifelong Learning Institute yoga class at Kennesaw State University.

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OLLI at Emory

Emory University’s learning program for seniors also took on the OLLI name after receiving Osher Foundation funding around 2006. Previously, the programs were presented as “An Evening with Emory,” and took place at night, according to Stephanie Tarpley, Emory’s OLLI program manager.

Classes are now held during the day beginning at 9:30 a.m. or 10 a.m. and extending into the afternoons. They run year-round, with fall, spring and summer sessions, and students can alternate between in-person and online classes. The online option has been a welcome development for the days when seniors feel like foregoing downtown traffic, Tarpley said.

“They’ll still get to see their friends and still get to talk online with everybody, so I think it’s a great addition to our program,” she said.

In-person classes take place at Emory Continuing Education facilities, which are near — though not actually on — Emory’s Decatur campus, affording participants easy parking. There are also meetups around Atlanta.

“We have great parking where we are,” Tarpley said. “But we’re pretty close. We’re off of Clairmont Road.”

Like KSU’s OLLI program, the Emory OLLI format allows for international trips with Italy scheduled for October. Travel stopped during the pandemic, but Tarpley said those opportunities are now starting to become available again.

Back in the classroom, courses of varying lengths include a range of subjects from literature and science to art and music. Short sessions are four weeks, and long sessions run six to eight weeks with about 900 enrolled students. Tarpley said she’s looking for that number to climb as reduced pandemic restrictions allow more people to participate again.

The entire program was online during the pandemic until March 31.

“We’ve been very lucky,” Tarpley said. “The pandemic has hurt us all, but we’ve done really well with maintaining our students and trying to keep them involved. Zoom has given everybody a front-row seat to our classes.”

For more information on OLLI programs at Emory and Kennesaw State, visit olli.emory.edu and cpe.kennesaw.edu/olli.

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Novelty yoga trends have emerged as a way to attract a broader audience by adding unique elements to traditional yoga practices.

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**Animal-Assisted Yoga**: Incorporating animals, such as goats or dogs, into yoga sessions.

This trend aims to reduce stress and increase relaxation through interaction with animals

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Content: Is there a commercial reason to create a fitness app in 2022? Are there enough fitness apps on the market? Who is the target audience for modern fitness apps? How to make a fitness app and be successful?
Why are fitness apps still popular?
Anemia has changed the world.
People understand that health is a top priority and it needs attention every day, but not only once when you or your family are already in the hospital.
In the first quarter of 2020, health and fitness apps were downloaded 593 million times.
Gyms are closed, so people need “pocket fitness coaches ” to work out at home.
The pandemic situation is still present in some countries.
Still, even without a pandemic, fitness apps can offer users many benefits, unlike subscribing to a gym or attending a fitness instructor.
The main of them is.
1.
The price of the fitness app is much lower than the price of subscribing to a gym or attending a personal fitness trainer;
2.
the opportunity to exercise almost anywhere (at a vacancy, during a trip, at home, on the street in your area, at work);
3.
Lots of sports practice options – you can learn yoga, Qigong, rehabilitation exercises, classic fitness, sports dance, and pretty much anything you want and don ’ t have in your area.
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Fitness apps are often easier to understand than group live fitness exercises — the speed of a coach in a group often doesn ’ t allow you to do the exercises correctly or repeat the exercises as many times as you need to remember them or do them right;
5.
Progress in fitness apps is easy to track — people don ’ t have the time, so having a fitness app that records their fitness activities and results is essential.
Thanks to continuous analysis of data recorded by fitness apps, people can set their daily schedules and correct their schedules;
6.
Easily set and achieve fitness goals – People can easily set their own goals in the fitness app.
The goals set by the people who know their bodies best are achievable.
Building a fitness app from scratch is not easy.
It can be divided into several main tasks:
• Detection of target audiences;
• analysis of competitors;
• Define the functionality of the application;
• Select the best algorithm to use;
• Select a technology stack for fitness applications;
• Setting a budget;
• Create monetization and scaling plans.
If you decide to take a seat in the niche of fitness apps, be prepared and complete these steps.
Fitness App Development
The application development process needs to be prepared.
Before developing an actual fitness app, check and complete the following steps.
Detection of target audiences
Exploring the fitness app ’ s target audience means who will use your future fitness app?
To segment your audience correctly, you can use psychometrics or / and demographics in a way.
Demographics and statistics help create an average user persona, while psychostatistics guide your matching algorithms.
Find the demographic characteristics of your future user personas, such as age, gender, family status, education, occupation, location, major hobbies.
Users can enter this information at the time of registration.
You can also try to detect major problems with the health and physical status of future app users with body indicators:
• weight;
• Height;
• Lumbar and hip measurements;
• Pulse pressure;
• Blood sugar;
• Daily water intake;
• Typical type of diet or nutrition;
• Caloric intake;
Chronic diseases, and so on.
Also, try to detect psychological parameters:
• Lifestyle;
• opinions;
• Values;
• Fitness / health goals.
These parameters will help you understand how your future users will behave and why they will behave in this way.
You can make your app more engaging, ergonomic, and valuable, and you can use that data to create effective marketing campaigns.
Create a personal portrait of your future client before using your app and make a personal portrait of your client after using your app.
The beginning and end profile of your users will help you establish steps between these states.
In order to collect this data, do research, conduct polls and surveys, and analyze the audience of competitors.
The more you know about the potential users of your future fitness app, the better you ’ ll be able to propose to them.
Competitor analysis
Competitor analysis is a critical step in application development and marketing strategy creation.
Look at your competitors and answer questions like this:
1.
What are the functions of their fitness apps?
2.
What feedback did their users get?
3.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of their fitness app?
You can mix and match features, create new mechanisms, and combine different features to gain a competitive advantage.
You can take advantage of your opponent's flaws to develop more popular and helpful fitness or wellness apps.
Let us recall some examples.
Strava
If you like the sense of belonging and social connection that fitness brings, Strava may be your dish.
The program is designed for runners, cyclists and swimmers who enjoy some friendly competition while striving to be at their best.
You can join Strava ’ s exercise challenges with other fitness software users, upload photos of your workouts, and follow your friends ’ fitness activities.
In addition to this, it also provides some basic functions such as monitoring your exercise distance, speed, and duration.
Strava Summit is a paid version of the app and contains many of the user ’ s favorite features.
In the app, you can create your fitness or race training goals and receive customized training plans and real-time feedback to make your workouts more effective.
You can also compete in segments with your partners, compare your previous efforts, and gain a deeper understanding of your training habits and performance by looking at advanced performance statistics.
Advantages:
• Easily map, record, track and analyze workouts;
• Good match training assistance;
• Free monthly fitness challenge to keep you motivated;
• Described by one user as a social media service for people who want to be active.
Disadvantages:
• Lack of music integration;
• Most features require a paid subscription.
Freeletics
If you ’ re a fan of short distances, sweating, and high-efficiency workouts, you ’ ll love the Freeletics fitness app.
It emphasizes that weight exercises — such as burpees, squats and sit-ups — can be performed simply anywhere, at any time.
It also includes a personalized high-intensity interval training (HIIT) program with instructional audio coaching to help you get into shape quickly.
The free version of the software includes 20 weight HIIT exercises, 25 individual workouts, and 20 audio-based training sessions.
Freeletics Coaching is an AI-driven personal trainer that arranges activities based on your experience, goals, fitness level and preferences.
This AI-powered coach combines the power of HIIT training, mind, fitness knowledge and motivation to help you achieve your goals.
Advantages
• 5 to 30 minutes of exercise, you can do anytime, anywhere;
• Inspire you with each workout, led by an expert coach;
• High-quality video workouts to ensure that you train correctly;
• Subscribe to Freeletics Coach with a 14-day money-back guarantee.
Weaknesses
• Limited library of free content;
• Lack of customization of free exercise programs;
• The user said the stretching part of the exercise felt a bit rushed.
Map My Run
MapMyRun is a long-running application.
Due to its extensive features and active user community, it has maintained its popularity.
The app ’ s more than 70 million running routes ensure you have new paths to try at any time and accurately track your distance, speed, altitude, calories burned and other data as you run.
You can also listen to real-time audio coaching during your GPS-tracked run.
The best part of Map My Run is the superb visual map it offers.
You can use simple online tools to build a roadmap in advance, and after completing your workout, you can check every element of your run on the map.
Virtual memberships also include real-time GPS tracking, which allows you to share your location with family and friends in real time for extra protection.
Advantages:
• Most of the functions used are free of charge;
In addition to running, you can track more than 600 activities.
• Track shoe mileage so you know when to change shoes;
• An expert-directed training program can be used with MVP members.
Weaknesses
• You may run out of battery during a long run;
• No longer support music integration;
• Users reported issues with integration with Apple Watch.
Define the functionality of fitness apps
Each fitness app has a unique set of features to help its users achieve their fitness and wellness goals.
However, here are the most critical aspects that every good fitness app should have:
1.
Users log in when they start using the application.
including logins from popular sources such as email, social networks and phone numbers for a better user experience;
2.
Another key component is the user profile.
Users should be able to maintain their health and physical status information from the first day of exercise;
3.
Connection to external devices. Your fitness app must support as many trackers as possible.
Wearable manufacturers and mobile platforms offer developers the opportunity to collect and store more useful information such as heart rate, calories consumed, type of exercise, and duration and intensity of physical activity;
4.
Second-by-second activity tracking.
This feature helps to calculate more precise fitness needs and requirements.
Users can use this feature to track various activities, which may help them compare their fitness progress at different times;
5.
Geolocation.
The app can also be used to select routes and input using a touch-based interface.
This feature allows users to set up many walking, running and cycling itineraries.
When joggers or cyclists take advantage of the map provided by the software, it also helps to view and track distance.
in addition to being able to view the data;
6.
Notifications - Don't let users miss out on their fitness and personal care routines.
Application users must obtain timely information about the activities that need to be completed.
However, the key is that they can modify the notification settings: enable and disable, and choose which types of campaigns should be notified;
7.
Payment gateways are necessary to generate revenue.
If customers are prepared to spend money on core or reward programs in the fitness app, allow them to conveniently pay via the Internet;
8.
Considering the protection.
Individuals will disclose a lot of personal information on the application and, therefore, use verification.
Instead of passwords, use multi-factor authentication.
These basic features are the minimum foundation for a successful fitness or wellness app.
Algorithms for fitness apps: Best practices
Training guides are an essential feature of any fitness software.
Algorithms need initial data from users to predict exercise more accurately.
Based on the matching method, applications can be divided into four categories:
• Based on data;
• Calculation-based (mathematical algorithms);
• Behavioral analysis;
• Implement AI and AR.
Various features of the app, such as educational content on how to stay healthy and fit, ways to improve fitness attitudes, and even sports instructional videos, keep users interested.
This feature is designed to provide more incentives for people not to stop using your app.
Giving rewards, badges, and contests is a way to get users to have a strong mindset about achieving goals and staying motivated.
Add social media features to your app that allow users to advertise their findings and offer free ads as they may share their results on social media accounts.
It ’ s also critical to build social media pages for your app so that people can see its content while participating.
In order to provide the most significant health outcomes for app users, all of these basic and unique features must be considered.
The tech stack for fitness apps
Finding and hiring competent and experienced staff is a difficult task here.
Not to mention that you need money to hire.
If you plan to hire a development team, take some time to learn as much as possible about potential employees:
• View their portfolio;
• study their professional history;
• Analysis of employment terms and expected deadlines.
Another option is to hire an in-house development team or a single developer.
This will save money, but it will take longer to create a fitness program.
In both cases, you should be aware of the most commonly used development technology stacks available today:
• Programming language.
iOS Swift, Android Kotlin;
• Database. PostgreSQL, MySQL;
• IDE.
Xcode 11 +, the latest Android Studio;
• The network server.
Nginx, Apache;
• Cloud storage.
Amazon S3, Heroku and Rackspace
• Social authorization. Facebook SDK, Twitter SDK, Google + SDK, Instagram SDK;
• Payment gateway. Stripe, PayPal;
• General utility tools.
Since you will keep a lot of information and get that information, you will need a lot of memory and processing power.
What is the budget for fitness app development?
According to Internet news, fitness app development has a budget of between 30,000 and 70,000, and can even exceed $100,000.
But total revenue generated by health and fitness apps in the Apple App Store and Google App Store rose to $837 million in 2020, compared to $592 million in 2019.
When creating a fitness app, your investment has at least five stages of development:
• Business and marketing analysis;
• Project management;
• UI and UX design;
• Development and testing;
• Maintenance.
Each stage requires the remuneration of a large number of professionals.
The complexity of the application affects the cost of development.
Of course, if you choose to focus only on the basics and use a simple design, you can undoubtedly reduce your expenses.
Monetization strategy
Of course, it ’ s also critical to ensure that the fitness apps you create deliver valuable results.
There are several ways to make your application profitable.
There are several ways you can profit or earn money from your exercise program:
1.
Paid app - users must purchase your fitness plan for the benefit.
Offering a free trial and then charging or encouraging users to subscribe to continue using your app is one way you might take advantage of it.
2.
In-App Purchases – If you want to develop a free fitness software for your users, you can still make money by encouraging people to buy something in your app, such as an extra powerful feature set or premium content that is only available when they purchase a specific feature.
3.
Advertising – Fitness businesses may be interested in working with you to run advertising campaigns through your app, which you can charge per mile.
4.
Free Apps – Apps with basic fitness tracking are available for free and allow users to pay for additional features.
Users will be encouraged to purchase premium features they may need in order to achieve better fitness results in the long run.
Final thoughts
We know that epidemics have an expiration date, but it ’ s clear that fitness apps will persist.
Creating a new one is a good and potentially successful concept.
Remember to develop a unique concept, identify your target audience, and create a marketing plan.
If you can ’ t afford to pay $40,000 for app development, check out no-code.AppMaster.io.
Its functionality allows you to bring your product to customers without writing any code. AppMaster.io has pre-built back-end functionality for PostgreSQL databases.
Make a prototype of your app in a few weeks and then start working on the final version.

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How Pets Can Help You Feel Better
We ’ ve all heard about the therapy couch and the dynamics between the client and his therapist.
But perhaps less well known is the increasingly popular pet therapy.
And no, it ’ s not therapy for your pet — it ’ s a relatively new phenomenon of therapy for humans that involves animals.
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These animal-assisted interventions (AAI), which also involve a trained human specialist, prove beneficial for people of all ages, leading to a significant reduction in physiological responses to stress, such as heart rate, and related emotions, such as anxiety.
It is a long-standing and widely accepted fact that people of all ages can benefit from partnering with animals.
There ’ s no doubt that cats, dogs, and other pets are immeasurably improving our lives — from the joy of human-animal bonding to communication and improved mental health.
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But over the past decade or so, animals have begun to help people in settings far from home, such as hospitals and nursing homes, as well as schools, universities, prisons and rehabilitation centers.
For example, the emergency department at Queen ’ s University Hospital in Saskatchewan, Canada, has been accepting therapy dogs (and their trainers) since 2016.
A recent study conducted at the hospital aimed to find out whether dog therapy affected the well-being of patients, most of whom (about 70%) were hospitalized and waiting for a hospital bed, and all of them experienced pain.
Each of them, in addition to the usual hospital care, spent ten minutes communicating with a dog from St. John's ambulance.
Using a detailed psychometric survey, the researchers evaluated patients immediately before, immediately after, and 20 minutes after the visit.
They were encouraged to find that patients reported significant reductions in pain, anxiety, and depression following a therapy dog visit, as well as improvements in overall well-being.
Therapy involving dogs also helped lower blood pressure and heart rate.
Cats and horses also help.
Over the past decade, cats have also joined the AAI movement and have been used in schools and nursing homes to improve well-being.
The mere presence of a cat has been shown to improve mood and reduce feelings of loneliness.
Playing with a cat and physical contact through stroking and hugging can evoke a sense of calm, especially in children and weakened elderly patients who are in long-term care.
In fact, even purring a cat can bring emotional relief, especially when we feel stressed.
For example, one study — with patients living with a chronic age-related disability in a nursing home — found that those who were assigned a cat therapy session three times a week for six weeks experienced an improvement in symptoms of depression and a significant decrease in blood pressure.
Horse therapy is especially beneficial for young people experiencing mental health and behavioral problems.
In many cases, those who have not benefited from traditional, conversational therapy may benefit, especially an increased sense of calm and emotional control, by participating in horse therapy, during which they learn to communicate with and care for horses.
Similarly, therapeutic horseback riding brings physical and emotional benefits to children with disabilities, helping to improve their balance, posture, and visual-motor coordination.
It can also help children learn to trust and become more socially aware.
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Therapeutic horseback riding has been shown to improve symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder in adults as well.
And hippotherapy, in which there is no riding, but instead feeding, caring, and driving a horse, can help people process and change negative behaviors, such as those associated with addiction.
Why Pets Are Good Therapists
Building relationships and social connections through communication and human interaction is a key part of maintaining and improving our mental health.
Animals left to themselves also work to maintain and strengthen emotional relationships and connections with other people.
We are very lucky that when it comes to dogs, cats and horses, this trend extends to people, if we behave in a way that is convenient for animals.
Science has shown that animals can also understand what happens in our interactions with them.
Horses can read and tune in to human emotions.
They can even learn about a person by watching how he interacts with another horse, and adjust their behavior accordingly — for example, approaching a person more often and touching him if it seems that he is experiencing discomfort next to another horse.
Studies with dogs and cats have shown that they too can read and respond to our body language, facial expression and voice.
Part of the joy of connecting with animals is knowing who they are and what they like.
And it goes without saying that their well-being should always be a top priority.

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Content: Health · Life
Cultivate new formats, create new scenes, and explore new models
Stimulate the new energy of sports consumption
Our reporter Qi Zhiming, He Yong, Song Hao, New Liu Xiaoyu
March 29, 2023 08: 43 Source: People 's Daily - People' s Daily
The central economic work conference proposed that "focus on expanding domestic demand" and "give priority to the recovery and expansion of consumption."
Sports consumption is an important part of residents' life service consumption, and with the in-depth implementation of the Healthy China Strategy and the National Strategy of National Fitness, sports consumption has entered the fast lane of development.
At present, the scale of sports consumption in China is about 1.5 trillion yuan, which is expected to grow to 2.8 trillion yuan in 2025, and the scale is close to doubling.
This year's "government work report" pointed out that the promotion of catering, culture, tourism, sports and other life services consumption recovery.
All regions and departments have taken various measures to enhance sports consumption capacity, improve sports consumption conditions, innovate sports consumption scenarios, promote the further release of the potential of mass sports consumption, and make positive contributions to promoting consumption and stabilizing the economy.
New format — —
In line with the new demand for healthy life, new sports consumption is rising rapidly.
Running, jumping, cheering, a small Frisbee passed among the young people. On March 11, the first Beijing Ultimate Frisbee Masters Open opened at the Happy Thursday Sports Park in Chaoyang District, Beijing, Tianjin, Liaoning, Guangdong and other places, nearly 150 "pan friends" participated in the event.
"Frisbee is simple and easy to learn," said Ming Yue, a resident of Beijing, who learned to catch and throw dishes in half an hour under the guidance of his coach.
Through the Frisbee movement, she also made many friends.
In recent years, the rapid development of new sports consumption, surfboard, paddle board, snowboard "new three board" sports into more and more families, rock climbing, archery and other niche sports "out of the circle", more novel trend of sports, greatly stimulated people's enthusiasm for sports consumption.
"Ten rings!" Chen Xiong, a resident of Cangshan District, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, said excitedly: "I basically come every two weeks, archery can enhance physical fitness, exercise patience, feel very valuable!" Chen Xiong is located in this sports hall, mainly provides archery, shooting and other sports, every weekend, the venue is in short supply.
In Chengdu, Sichuan, the new sports consumer market is also quietly heating up.
Go to Tianfu Green Road to play paddle board, kayak, go to the three color section of Jinjiang Green Road land surfing, or in the commercial complex to come a "sports + technology" multi-project experience...... There is always a new way of sports, suitable for all ages of residents pursuing a healthy life.
In Chongqing, Bannan District strives to create the preferred destination for outdoor sports, and constantly develops new forms of sports consumption. At present, it has developed six low-altitude flight camps, four rafting camps, five camping bases, eight karting projects, and two rock climbing projects, injecting new vitality into the development of the sports industry.
Some communities actively hold hip-hop, figure skating and other activities to create immersive interactive experience blocks, which further stimulates people's enthusiasm for sports consumption.
Experts said that Frisbee, archery, rock climbing and other sports are quick and interesting, can exercise the body, but also have social attributes, and gradually become a popular sport from a small audience, and integrate into the good life of the majority of the people in a new way, expanding the field of sports consumption.
The new scene — —
Increase supply according to local conditions, improve sports experience, and promote sports consumption upgrade
March 18, in Beijing Chaoyang District in the National Speed Skating Museum "Ice Ribbon", waiting for skating tourists lined up, the ice surface is also very lively, novice skating assistants with dolphin-like skating carefully practice in the inner lane, the basic enthusiasts are in the outer lane.
“Ice Ribbon is changing from ‘ fastest ice ’ to ‘ popular ice ’, with nearly 2,000 visitors making daily reservations on weekends and holidays, ” the National Speed Skating Museum staff said.
"This is the first time we have come to the Ice Ribbon, and it feels very open and bright." Hao Cong, a resident of Beijing, said that once the winter had passed, there were not many places for skating, and now there are first-class venues like the Ice Ribbon, which is great for skaters.
In addition to receiving individual visitors and skating experience, the "Ice Ribbon" has also introduced domestic ice sports training institutions, providing training courses ranging from zero basis to specialization in speed skating, short track speed skating and figure skating.
The whole venue can simultaneously carry out various mass ice sports such as ice hockey, speed skating, figure skating and so on.
Since the beginning of this year, a total of about 100,000 tourists have been received to visit and experience on ice, and nearly 5,000 people have been trained on ice.
In July last year, the General Office of the State Sports Administration issued a work plan on sports to help stabilize the economy and promote consumption activation, which proposed to deepen the pilot work of sports consumption, and promote 40 national sports consumption pilot cities to better meet the needs of sports consumption under the normalization of epidemic prevention and control.
Many regions actively explore and take the initiative to continuously expand the "sports +" consumer content, create more sports scenes that integrate sports, leisure, entertainment, tourism and fitness, and provide people with a healthier and richer sports experience.
At the end of last year, the Sports Culture Development Center of the State General Administration of Sports announced the list of "2022 China's sports tourism boutique projects", and six Chengdu cities recommended projects such as the "100-kilometer first-class green road" cycling route and the Chengdu Marathon were selected.
In January this year, the Chengdu Sports Bureau, on the basis of the new scene of sports consumption, combined with Tianfu Green Road, urban parks, hot play business circles and new sports venues at the Universiade, selected 100 demonstration scenes of eight types of sports consumption, including sports venues, community neighborhoods, outdoor camps, urban parks, tourist attractions, beautiful villages, commercial centers and factories.
Driven by the new consumption scenarios of various sports, the city's sports market is developing steadily.
Statistics show that sports consumption in Chengdu reached 58.2 billion yuan last year, and the per capita expenditure on sports exceeded 2,700 yuan.
With 58 mountains and 156 rivers, Fuzhou is known as the "City of Thousand Gardens".
Fuzhou City has built hundreds of kilometers of urban leisure green road, "Fu Road", which connects mountains and rivers, and residents can "see the mountains, look at the water and walk through the streets."
At the same time, "Fortune Road" has connected many teahouses and sports venues, docking with the "Rong e movement" intelligent sports public information service platform, and residents can book exercises and tea tasting at any time.
Experts said that from improving sports skills to buying hardware equipment, from their own exercise to participate in competitions, from "sports + tourism" to "sports + entertainment", sports consumption industry chain points, long lines, wide, to adapt to local conditions, tailoring to the situation, strengthen planning and design, increase project supply, enrich consumption scenarios, and promote sports consumption upgrade.
The new space —
Excellent stock, expand increments, and continuously meet the diversified sports consumption needs of the people
Basketball Hall, Badminton Hall, Tennis Club … Recently, Golden Years Plaza, located in Baotai North Road, Fengtai District, Beijing, next to the World Park, officially opened to welcome guests.
The total area of Golden Year Square is 150,000 square meters, which can accommodate 6,000 to 8,000 people to carry out sports at the same time, forming an industrial cluster based on sports consumption and leisure culture, and promoting the rapid development of leisure sports culture in the region.
"This is an unused warehouse in Baotai Village. We actively respond to the call of the state to accelerate the development of sports industry to promote sports consumption, improve infrastructure, and upgrade water, electricity and municipal services."
The old warehouse has been transformed into a sports complex and a coal storage room has been updated into a sports space … … Beijing has continued to promote the short-board project of sports facilities, dig deep into the park green space, vacated space, corner space and other idle space resources, and vigorously promote the construction of fitness facilities.
"We will continue to optimize the supply of sports services, meet the diversified sports consumption needs of the masses, and stimulate the driving force of sports consumption." Yang Haibin, deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Sports Bureau, said that Beijing is accelerating the cultivation of sports consumption cities with global influence and competitiveness.
"On sports to help stabilize the economy to promote the activation of consumption" proposed, orderly promote the public sports venues belonging to the sports system to open to the society, organize or undertake all kinds of national fitness and sports competitions.
At present, many areas are working on creating more new space for people's sports consumption, both in developing incremental efforts, and also in optimizing the stock.
As a professional venue for the first Youth Universiade in 2015, Fuzhou Mawei Stadium covers an area of 98 acres, and the venue is equipped with a main gymnasium, an indoor basketball training hall, an outdoor basketball court, an outdoor tennis court, a five-person football field, an outdoor pool and a national fitness square.
"Last year, we received nearly 100,000 people of various sports experience, and the residents came to spend money to promote the good operation and maintenance of the venue." Liu Feng, head of Mawei Stadium, introduced.
Experts said that under the premise of ensuring the daily training of professional sports teams, it is recommended to promote the opening of some venues and venues in the sports system training centers, bases and sports schools to the public in an orderly manner.
At the same time, the relevant departments should support all localities to speed up the construction of sports facilities such as sports parks, national fitness centers, public stadiums, social football fields, fitness trails, and outdoor sports public service facilities, so as to give urban and rural residents more space for sports consumption.
People 's Daily (March 29, 2023, 19 edition)
(Editor: Qiao Yiqiong, Yang Di)
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