Many times, it is lazy to start, but how good you feel after moving your body is well worth the effort. With this practice you will feel how your body is activated and helps you to face the day to day better.
A movement as simple as walking causes a rapid exchange of cellular information and its renewal, something that not only involves the body but also our mind. We notice it especially when we are already at rest, because the two pillars of the body, breathing and circulation, do their job optimally and we feel better mentally.
BOOST YOUR ENERGY WITH THE RIGHT EXERCISES
And how can we activate body and mind in a healthy way? The answer lies in these exercises that we can do at home and how to perform them. The first step to obtain more effectiveness is to start small, focusing attention to be able to distinguish the three points that participate in all movement: the parts of the body that enhance it, those that move under the influence of these and the points of support that we use to move.
This conscious onset allows the brain to assimilate the exercise and then repeat it without thinking when we increase the speed, helping us avoid injuries.
FIND THE PERFECT PLACE TO DO THE EXERCISES
Before starting the exercises, we will look for a bright, well-ventilated and spacious space. We need air so that our lungs can breathe freely and space so that movements are not diminished.
Remember that to start moving and moving, the best starting position is always with the legs slightly flexed, with the pelvis a little lower than when we are standing. This position gives flexibility and speed to movement.
ENJOY THE EXERCISES MORE
Our body is made for movement and this is indicated by its proportions and shapes, with a small base for the height we have. And with the following tips we will do it even more.
- Let’s move with rhythm. Why not move to the beat of the music? There is no better activator of well-being and joy than that provided by dancing.
- Let’s choose the best time. The exercises, which should last two minutes, can be done at any time of the day, except right after eating or before sleeping. In the first case it would impede digestion, because the stomach needs irrigation to digest, and in the second it would hinder sleep, because serenity and relaxation are key to sleep.
- Let’s hydrate well. A person of 1.70 meters tall and about 70 kg has about 45 kg of liquid, mostly water. Blood is 75% water. A great inland sea furrows our body from the pumping of the heart and nutrition in the form of air from the lungs. When performing the activation exercises, our body loses fluid through sweating. That is why it is recommended to drink 470 to 700 milliliters for every half kilo loss of our body weight.
6 SIMPLE EXERCISES TO ACTIVATE CIRCULATION AND ENERGY
1. EARTH AND SKY
- Standing, with legs open a little beyond the hips.
- Bend your legs, stretch your spine and keep the soles of your feet on the floor.
- Ascend at the same time that you stretch your legs, stand on tiptoe and stretch your arms upwards without raising your shoulder blades.
- From the third movement, do it gradually faster, you can even take it to the jump.
2. GENTLE JOGGING
- Step forward with your legs slightly bent and shift your weight to the more advanced foot. Try to start with the tip of the foot, following with the heel and finally bending the knee.
- Do the same backwards, shifting the weight to the leg and back foot.
- Tilt the weight back and forth so that the delayed leg propels you forward and the front leg back.
- The arms are throughout the exercise bent at the elbows, supporting the movement. It’s a position quite similar to boxing trotting.
- Start the movement little by little and gradually increase the speed.
3. LIGHT RIDE
It is about walking, but very fast, with the arms bent in front of the body.
- Start by mobilizing your legs and feet, and then the whole body will be repositioned to coordinate with the movement and follow the rhythm you are setting.
- If you have trouble finding that the body is rhythmic, make the steps longer and take more speed when walking, so that the trunk is coupled.
- Remember that when you step forward with your left foot and leg, you also move the right part of the torso and right arm in this direction, and vice versa.
4. BALANCE AND MOVE
- Swing your arms from one side of the body to the other, letting your weight carry that of your body.
- Push yourself more and more until your arms pass over your head and draw a complete circle (4a).
- When they do, let your feet take two steps to the side where your arms are leading. That is, if the circle is to the right, the body weight will be on the right foot (4b).
5. ACTIVE TORSION
- With your legs bent slightly, your arms bent at your elbows and your hands relaxed, bring your left knee to your right elbow, while twisting your hips around your waist to the right.
- Then place your left foot and leg simultaneously on the floor to bring your right knee to your left elbow. The sides alternate.
- Make sure you always have one foot in the air and one foot on the ground. If you accelerate, it’s easier.
6. BEAR WALKING
- With your knees bent facing forward, drop your head and trunk forward until you are in the position of the four supports.
- Advance the weight slightly and advance your right-hand walking forward. Then, walk with your left foot forward, then with your left hand and then with your right foot. Repeat the whole process.
- It mimics the walk of a bear (or other animals). After doing 4-5 steps like this, do it backwards.