Muscles pull but they can’t push. Then how do we get from here to there? Another set of muscles pulls in the opposite direction. Muscles are banded together by fascia to form muscle groups which work together. It’s pretty exciting when you think of it.
By the time we reach adulthood our muscle tissues have lost about 15 percent of their moisture content. No wonder we get more stiff and prone to injury as we age. Fortunately, there is something we can do to slow down that process. You guessed it. YOGA. www.gobodhiyoga.com Deep breathing plus regular systematic stretching retards the drying or aging process. The slower, more deliberate, and longer the stretch is held, the greater the benefit. It is an interesting paradox that if you come to yoga “determined” to do the poses and push intensely to make it happen, it becomes more difficult. If you are patient and breathe into the pose, the stretch will come to you. I love how that feels. Before long you will do poses you didn’t think you could simply by letting your muscles do what they were meant to do.
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