The Coronavirus has caused a total shift in our physical and mental well-being. We go out less, and as a result of that, we exercise less. Our health has slowly degraded not just due to the disease but also due to not being able to do outdoor exercises. The disease is known to cause the most harm to the respiratory and immune systems targeting our lungs in a dire way. Yoga is a great exercise for the body, mind, and soul. Many breathing techniques and yoga exercises can help you build your immune system to be stronger and eventually help you fight COVID.
COVID is a type of coronavirus that is recently found and is believed to affect people with low immunity. It causes the patient to develop lung disease and all-over severe muscle fatigue. It is a virus transmitted through contact with an infected person and is also believed to be contagious through the air. An individual who is infected is often given 2 to 4 weeks to recover. The situation becomes more critical if the infection is caught late. You are more likely to develop severe effects if you have underlying lung conditions. If you are diagnosed with it, you will need to take special care of your health for at least 1 year and the after-effects of the infection have been predicted to sometimes last a lifetime. A stronger immune system and respiratory system is said to be ideal for fighting the disease successfully.
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COVID is common in the elderly, people suffering from various health conditions, and patients with surgical procedures. A person suffering from the Coronavirus needs to use oxygen more often. He must take basic oxygen at least 12 times a day and must constantly monitor his condition. He needs to stay calm, rest, and avoid alcohol and high-fibre foods as they affect the effectiveness of the treatment. Yoga is well-known to be a booster to one’s health mentally and physically. A COVID-ridden patient needs to be strong in both of those areas since the disease is quite demanding for the body and the mind. There are some yoga techniques that focus on your breathing and strengthens the respiratory system along with your endurance and immunity. Yoga is a very effective way to keep your body healthy overall.
‘Pulling the Belly Button to the Spine’: Pulling the belly button to the spine basically means that you breathe in and pull the belly button towards the spine, pause for a few seconds and then breathe out, gently again. You should be careful not to put your nose on the centre of the spine and your mouth should be closed. You should breathe in and straight away, retract the belly button to the spine and breathe out again. Repeat the same movement three or four times. You should also do this on the left and the right. Start by inhaling and close the abdomen with the spine. Exhale and pull the belly button towards the spine. Repeat for about three or four times. Focus: Pay attention to how you breathe. Inhales and exhales, make sure to focus on rhythmic breathing. Nadi Shodhana Pranayama: This is a technique where you breathe through alternate nostrils. Use your index finger and thumb to alternately close one nostril and breathe through the open one. Inhale and exhale alternatively. Repeat two to three times for each.
Hold: Inhale as much as you can and hold your breath for around 10 seconds or as long as is comfortable for you. Expand your lungs as much as you can before exhaling. Bend and Breathe: When you bend forward to touch your feet in an asana, breathe in and exhale as much as you can, making your torso and lungs empty before inhaling again. Covid affects breathing and makes the muscles weak. Yoga is the best remedy for that. But, as I’ve mentioned before, Yoga exercises have a lot of benefits of their own. Yoga has proven to be a very effective way to raise immunity and help build stronger immunity. There are various ways to use Yoga techniques to help build your immune system.
Yoga asanas can help you fight the disease to a great extent. So, if you are not able to go for the traditional gym exercises due to the disease, try these yoga asanas and breathing techniques for fighting the disease for long. Yoga will help you develop better immunity and it’s known to fight against a variety of infections, cancers, arthritis and respiratory diseases. Many studies have shown how yoga helps us strengthen our immune system against deadly diseases. It has been helpful to fight against viral infections such as the coronavirus and viral pneumonia and reduce inflammation. It is an effective way to fight this virus and also boost our immunity. The breathing techniques involved in the yoga practice actually allow your body to produce more and better white blood cells that help to fight the virus. Using breathing techniques and moving your body in yoga and meditation will also boost your immunity to fight the virus. Try out some of these exercises and build your health, one asana at a time.
Yoga will help you develop better immunity and it’s known to fight against a variety of infections, cancers, arthritis and respiratory diseases. Many studies have shown how yoga helps us strengthen our immune system against deadly diseases. It has been helpful to fight against viral infections such as the coronavirus and viral pneumonia and reduce inflammation. It is an effective way to fight this virus and also boost our immunity. The breathing techniques involved in the yoga practice actually allow your body to produce more and better white blood cells that help to fight the virus. Using breathing techniques and moving your body in yoga and meditation will also boost your immunity to fight the virus. Try out some of these exercises and build your health, one asana at a time.
If you are unsure whether you can follow a proper yoga schedule at home and on your own, the best way to get into a practice of yoga is to learn through experts in a supportive environment that will stimulate your senses and motivate you to follow through with this journey towards a healthy life. For this, an option like no other is to stay at a yoga resort like the Yoga Resort Gokarna. The ambience, well-trained instructors and peers will definitely inspire you to get better at the practice of yoga and create a mindset of health through within for you. Yoga resort in Gokarna is one of the best in the country to experience the true tranquil nature of the art and practice of yoga. It is an experience one must have if one wishes to learn yoga the proper way and also receive peace of mind along the way.
