Yoga Benefits

When practicing yoga, it is important to be and feel unrestricted and free. To be able to focus only on your breathing and on your movements, you should get rid of any annoyances and obstacles that bug you and hinder your concentration. Bulky glasses can be one of those annoyances, since they may restrict your positions and even fall off. With Bikram yoga or other more physically demanding types of yoga, you are also likely to perspire, and nothing will make you lose your focus more than sweaty, slippery glasses.

This is why so many yoga practitioners use contact lenses. Lenses are the way to go to ensure a perfect vision during physical training in general, and yoga in particular. Contacts are so comfortable that after a few minutes, you won’t even feel that you’re wearing them!

Modern lenses are also easy to handle, and can be put in before class. If you want, you can buy lenses only for your yoga classes, or you can get a permanent type of lenses. You will soon find that there are many types of cheap lenses on the market; to find the type that suits you, just get online to compare contact lens prices!

The repeated jumping in this sequence is an energetic way to build muscle in your legs. It will increase your heart rate as you move back and forth rapidly while balancing on your wrists.

Benefits

Strengthens leg muscles; prevents stiffness and pain in wrists and ankles by improving circulation

Focus

Jump your feet no more than hip-width apart; turn both feet out so that you can lunge correctly and stay balanced.

1. Stand with your feet hip-width apart. Bring your hands to the front of your chest, fingertips together and palms facing down.
2. Jump your feet to 3-4 feet apart while lifting your arms out to your sides at shoulder height, palms facing down. Turn your toes out.
3. Grab your elbows. Squat and straighten up 7 times, keeping your back straight and your abdominal muscles tight. Exhale through your nose as you squat, and inhale through your nose as you straighten. Return to an upright position, jump your feet together, and release your hands to your sides.
4. Squat and place your palms flat on the floor on either side of your feet.
5. Keeping your arms strong and feet together, jump your feet backward and forward 7 times rapidly. Exhale through your nose as you jump your feet backward, and inhale through your nose as you jump your feet forward.
6. Jump your feet backward to hip-width apart. Press into your feet and hands, drop your head between your shoulders, and lift your hips into a strong inverted “V” shape. Bring your weight onto the backs of your heels to press them toward the floor.
7. Jump your feet together, “walk” your hands back toward your feet, and squat.
8. Straighten your legs and stand upright. Bring your hands to your chest, fingertips together and palms facing down.
9. Repeat the sequence 3 times, but build up to 7 repetitions over time for maximum benefit.