In fact, people's softness is also related to age. If you don't tie the tendons, it will gradually become harder and harder with age. A study published in the American Journal of Heart and Circulatory System found that 526 healthy non-smoking adults were divided into "good softness" and "poor softness" by sitting forward, and then the blood vessel hardness was checked according to their age.
The research results of youth group (20-39 years old), middle-aged group (40-59 years old) and elderly group (60-83 years old) show that the degree of arteriosclerosis can be predicted from the body softness of middle-aged group and elderly group, but there is no correlation in young group. The researchers pointed out: "Healthy blood vessels are elastic, and elasticity helps to relieve blood pressure. But the tendon is hard, not only the muscle is difficult to stretch, but also the blood vessels are difficult to stretch, causing various cardiovascular diseases. 」
Don't ignore the relationship between softness and human health. Expert: Yoga and Pilates should be regarded as regular exercises. Dr. Yamamoto, who studied this, said: "Through these findings, improving body softness through stretching exercise may change arteriosclerosis in middle-aged and elderly people. He stressed: "Many stretching exercises, such as yoga and pilates, should be regarded as a new routine exercise. 」
Miyagi Motohiko, Minister of Health Promotion Department of National Institute of Health and Nutrition of Japan, has devoted himself to studying the relationship between blood vessels and human body for many years. In his book, Doing this makes blood vessels stronger! It is mentioned that stretching can make blood vessels younger, especially when you wake up in the morning, or when you are working or reading, don't forget to stand up and exercise, or aerobic exercise can be significantly improved.
Improve your body through five simple yoga exercises. Bend forward and extend
Open your feet at hip width and exhale when bending forward. Exercise can help relax your hamstrings. When stretching, you can also relax your lower back, drive your core muscles, and keep this action 10 deep breaths.
2.？ Pyramid type
Step back 45 ~ 60 cm with one foot, toes slightly outward, feet straight, and hips driving forward bending. Try to put your hands under your front feet and don't bend your back. Keep your feet straight and stretch your hamstrings.
3.？ Kneeling lunge
Put your hands on your front legs, let your pelvis sink when you exhale, keep your front legs bent at 90 degrees, your hips sink as much as possible, and relax your hip flexors.
4.？ deep squat
Stand up straight with your feet, reach out your hands at shoulder height, exhale when you sit back, try to sit down, take a deep breath three times, and repeat three times.
5. Baby style
By kneeling and exhaling, straighten your arms forward and press your hips back to your heels. Put your forehead on the floor and take five deep breaths.
Miyagi Genyan stressed: "Stretching for 65,438+00 minutes every day can rejuvenate your blood vessels and prevent and improve hypertension and arteriosclerosis. In addition, if you continue to stretch, the sugar in the blood vessels will be immediately transported to the muscles, which will help prevent and improve diabetes. 」
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Poor trunk flexibility is related to arteriosclerosis.
Wen, Wang Qianling/Tu, He Yiting