Yoga pose practiced by Olympic champion Liu Shiwen

What poses will Olympic champions choose when practicing yoga? Is there anything special about it? As the world cup champion, world table tennis champion and Olympic champion, Liu Shiwen and famous yoga teacher Matthew Cohen conducted a private yoga class

Yoga magazine is the exclusive interviewer, which takes you to find out! At the beginning of the class, Matthew first made an assessment of Liu Shiwen’s physical condition with an instrument he didn’t know, and then relaxed his body

Before practice, In particular, beginners must understand their physical condition before practice

Table tennis is a great test of the balance of the whole body and has high requirements for legs and core strength

Therefore, in the next asana training, you can see that the teacher has conducted targeted training on the core strength and flexibility of legs

By the way, the Xiaobian has not released a full set of on-site training, So don’t practice by yourself according to these photos ~ ▲ after simple preparation, teacher Matthew first asked Liu Shiwen to stretch and relax her waist and back ▲ and then conducted strength training of upper abdomen ▲ and lower abdomen, which is also the focus! Many friends will ignore the practice of lower abdomen when practicing abdomen! ▲ after the abdominal exercise, do some stretching and stretch the trunk ▲ then start the training of core strength and leg strength ▲ downward dog pose

I believe everyone is familiar with practicing downward dog pose, which can alleviate the stiffness and pain of the heel and enhance the ankle, Making the legs symmetrical can also help alleviate the stiffness in the shoulder blade area

Table tennis has high requirements for the legs, so downward dog pose is a practice pose for table tennis players

Of course, you who are reading the article can practice downward dog pose for legs and feet even if you are not a table tennis player ▲ the first warrior pose can relieve the stiffness of the shoulder and back

Strong ankles and knees can also treat the stiffness of the neck, which is “tailored” for table tennis players Friends with stiff shoulders and back, try the first warrior style ▲ the flexibility training can release the pressure brought by the strong amount of exercise, and the training of the core part can strengthen the stability of the body during movement ▲ the full backward extension of the locust spine helps to enhance the strength of the spine and eliminate the pain of the sacrum and waist

People who want to protect the spine can also try it Try locust style ▲ you will feel very kind

Teacher Matthew integrates yoga, qigong and martial arts in practice and teaching

Teacher Matthew said that when yoga and Tai Chi are practiced together, you will feel calm and full of energy..

You can get a solid root because of Tai Chi, light because of yoga, and open from yoga, This energetic feeling can last for several days or even a week ▲ at the end of the practice, teacher Matthew relaxed and stretched Liu Shiwen’s shoulder, back, cervical spine and lumbar spine ▲ massaged the muscles, so, Stretching and relaxation after practice are essential

Do you omit the last body spreading pose every time you practice? After the practice, Liu Shiwen said that this class stretched her body well and helped recover her fatigue

The next day she got up full of vitality ~ Guoping took yoga as a part of her training as early as 2014

Yoga is also the favorite activity of the little sister of Goddess Shiwen

Even if she has jet lag, she has to take time to practice yoga

She has little rest time every week, and she should insist on practicing yoga Shiwen The goddess said: “it is very important for me to practice yoga at the time of weekly rest

It can not only repair the body and soften the muscles and joints, but also enhance the sense of balance of the body

Focus on breathing and stay relaxed

” It can be seen that adhering to yoga practice is really helpful to the improvement of body and mind! Since 2014, our sister Shiwen goddess has been practicing yoga for 8 years

Praise the goddess

If you observe carefully, you will find that every time she basks in yoga on the social platform, it is a very simple pose and an action we practice every day

Therefore, Do not mistakenly think that yoga is inverted split legs around the head

For the general public, doing a simple basic posture, paying attention to breathing, paying attention to the heart, and making the body, mind and soul healthy is the real yoga! Fan Yoga hopes you can practice healthy Yoga correctly