Yoga helps with more than just relaxation. Many poses help lower blood sugar, blood pressure, and improve blood flow. That's why experts often suggest regular yoga to help manage diabetes and avoid complications like heart disease. So Fitness Garage will show you some good poses for diabetics today.
Pose one: Legs-Up-the-Wall Pose
Muscles worked are:
- Hamstrings.
- Pelvic muscles.
- Lower back.
- Front torso.
- The back part of the neck.
How to do the exercise
- Lie down on a yoga mat.
- Put your hand by your side.
- Lift your legs up.
- Bend your foot for half a second.
- Return to the starting position.
- Repeat this exercise 10 reps, 2 sets.
Exercise Two: Reclining Bound Angle Pose
The muscles it works on are:
- Thigh muscles.
- Hip muscles.
How to do the exercise
- Lie down on the floor.
- Bend your feet so they touch each other inside.
- Lift your upper body to hold your foot.
- Go back to the starting position.
- Repeat this exercise 10 to 15 times, 2 sets.
Exercise 3: Seated forward bend
Muscles worked:
- Pelvic muscles.
- Glutes.
- Leg muscles.
How to do the exercise
- Stretch your leg on the floor.
- Keep your back straight.
- Try to touch your foot.
- While you pull the upper part towards your leg.
- Then go back to the starting position.
- Repeat this exercise 15 times, 2 sets.
Exercise 4: Supported shoulderstand
The muscles it works on are:
- Abs.
- Thigh muscles.
How to do this exercise
- Lie down on the floor.
- Lift your whole body up to the top part using your hand.
- Your hand should be under your buttocks.
- Move your leg towards the ground as much as possible.
- Lift it back up again.
- Repeat this exercise 5 times, 2 sets.
Exercise 5: Plow pose
The muscles it works are:
- Shoulder muscles.
- Hamstrings.
- Neck muscles.
- Spine.
How to do the exercise
- Lie down on the floor.
- Lift your body using your hand.
- Keep your leg straight and as tight as possible.
- Touch the ground with your foot.
- Lift your foot up again.
- Repeat this exercise 5 times, in two sets.
Exercise six: Upward-Facing Dog
Muscles it works on
- Butt muscles.
- Wrist muscles.
- Spine.
- Thigh muscles.
- Hamstrings.
How to do the exercise
- Lie on the floor on your stomach.
- Lift your body up using your hands.
- You'll lift part of your butt with it.
- Then bend back to the starting position
- Repeat this exercise 15 reps, 2 sets.
Exercise 7: Bow Pose
Muscles it works on:
- Glute muscles.
- Hamstrings
- Thigh muscles.
- Chest muscles.
How to do the exercise
- Lie on your stomach.
- Hold your foot with your hand and lift it up.
- Try to bring them together.
- Go back to the starting position.
- Repeat this exercise 10 times, 2 sets.
- Keep your breathing steady.
Exercise 8: Half Lord of the Fishes Pose
Muscles worked:
- Upper back muscles.
- Spinal muscles.
- Chest muscles.
How to do the exercise
- Sit on the floor.
- Lift your right knee up.
- Put your right knee over the left.
- Your left leg is bent to the right side.
- Move the upper part to the far right.
- Repeat this exercise on the other side.
- Each side does 5 reps, 2 sets.
Exercise nine: Supine spinal twist
Muscles worked:
- Back muscles.
- Abdominal muscles.
- Neck muscles
- Chest muscles.
How to do the exercise
- Lie down on the ground.
- Bring both your legs towards your chest.
- Move your legs to the right.
- Repeat the exercise towards the other side.
- Each direction 10 reps, 2 sets.
Tenth exercise: Child’s Pose
Muscles worked:
- Glute muscles.
- Hamstrings.
- Spinal muscles.
How to do the exercise
- Support your body on your knees, feet, and hands.
- Move your body backward.
- Until your butt touches your heel.
- Return to the starting position.
- Repeat this exercise 5 times, 2 sets.
Exercise 11: Corpse Pose
How to do the exercise
- Lie down on the ground.
- Breathe deeply.
- Move your hand and foot outward.
- Then bring them back inward again.
- Repeat this exercise for one minute.
- Do this exercise slowly.
Yoga helps improve your overall health, and there are many exercises that help you in many stages of your life so keep following. Fitness Garage page On Facebook, and you can check out a free diet plan for diabetics through Click here.
