Submitted by LovingKindnessFGC t3_10q74fq in LifeProTips
It was early last year that I was really starting to get down on myself. I was 29, it was getting harder to run, harder to keep up a weight lifting routine, harder to do chores and life in general. My joints creaked, my chest felt tight and I was slouched all the time. I was about to chalk it up to just getting old.
Luckily I started a consistent yoga routine at the behest of my therapist and it's been simply amazing. I've gone from being barely able to touch my toes to sitting on the floor all the time and working up to being able to do a handstand for the first time in my life. I should've been doing this the whole time and maybe I would've been even more active when I was younger. Stretching is a meditation, cardio, and calisthenic exercise rolled up into one that also keeps your body from becoming a Stony tomb.
Some tips:
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10 minutes is enough to start.
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Some easy beginner goals are being able to sit on the floor and being able to squat with your heels on the ground.
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Unlike with weight training or running, you can stretch every day (you just switch to static stretching).
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