Happy Wednesday friends and yogis! Day 3 of #N2NACTIVEYOURBODY is any yoga pose to open your chest or backbend pose. Well…. today’s theme is backbend. I would say some yogis love backbend, some don’t. Backbends are beautiful, heart-opening yoga poses that modern yogis would love to add to their yoga practice. But backbending can be a bit intimidating and many of us are unsure how to safely begin a backbending practice. Backbends are great for strengthening and energizing the body. These poses help keep our spines healthy, and also stretch the hip flexors, chest and shoulders. When done correctly, backbends help with the extension of the spine, a normal movement that is based on the anatomical structure of the lumbar vertebrae. It’s also safe for most individuals (contraindicated for those with spinal stenosis or spondylolisthesis). But, if done improperly, you run the risk of putting unnecessary pressure on your spines and spinal disks. Bending incorrectly for many years can cause slipped and herniated disks, both of which can contribute to chronic back pain and could require surgery to repair. So, please warm up properly before any backbend poses and be careful not to overbend. Meanwhile, I have googled Wikipedia about backbend. It has stated “ A backbend is a gymnastics, contortion, dance and ice skating move, where the spine is bent backwards, and catching oneself with the hands. Throughout the move, the abdominal muscles, obliques and legs are used to steady the performer while curving backwards. Modern yoga includes some backbending asanas. Backhanding can be acquired from intense training or genetics. “ Thanks for reading, stay safe and have fun with us. Wearing @N2NACTIVE Discount code: N2NXYUKI LINEUP: 1. Yoga for HIP mobility or flexibility 💠 2. Yoga for thigh HAMSTRINGS💠 3. Yoga pose to open your HEART💠 4. Yoga for CORE strength 5. Yoga INVERSION pose HOSTS: @eyedoc_sg @shademaya @yuki_peachy 🎁 Sponsors: @n2nactive - Malaysia/Singapore @bouton_button - Malaysia/Singapore/Indonesia @harney.malaysia - Malaysia @hairtonicessential - Indonesia @iloveskininc - Asia @vahanahealth - Singapore

【保健湯水】感覺像被人打了一身？ ⭐生活緊張的人特別容易周身骨痛 ⭐症狀持續要正視問題 #星期五湯水 舒筋活絡祛濕湯 長期姿勢不正確、用力不當、少做運動，都容易出現周身骨痛的情況，除了因為筋骨勞損，中醫理論認為身體有濕都會有全身困重、疲憊、頸梗膊痛的症狀，尤其濕熱體質人士，多進食煎炸油膩重口味食物，又經常熬夜，有人形容感覺為「骨火重」，平日可適量飲用有舒筋活絡及祛濕功效的湯水紓緩症狀，粉葛、五指毛桃都是合適的食材，再配合有健脾祛濕功效的赤小豆、眉豆等，有助紓緩痛症。平日亦可多按肩井穴保健，有助舒筋活絡。 肩井穴 位置：在肩部肌肉最高之處，脊椎及大椎的中間點。 按法：以指頭按壓5至10分鐘。 功效：舒筋活絡，可紓緩上臂及前臂的痛症。注意孕婦不宜按壓此穴位。 食材小貼士： 五指毛桃性平，有健脾補肺、行氣利濕、舒筋活絡功效，尤其適合氣虛、脾虛人士服用。 粉葛五指毛桃赤小豆湯 功效：舒筋活絡，紓緩風濕痺痛、肩頸腰肌勞損等問題。 材料：粉葛1個、冬瓜連皮約400克、五指毛桃20克、土茯苓30克、赤小豆40克、眉豆20克、蜜棗2顆 做法： 1. 所有材料洗淨，粉葛去皮、冬瓜連皮切大塊備用。 2. 鍋中加入2500毫升水，放入全部材料，武火煮至水滾，調文火煮1.5小時，最後下鹽調味即可。 留言或按讚👍🏻支持一下我們吧！❤️ 歡迎 Follow 我們獲得更多養生資訊。 Soup to soothe joints and improve blood circulation Years of bad postures, incorrect use of bodily strength, and the lack of exercise can cause pain to our body. According to the Chinese Medicine theories, dampness, besides damaging the joints and bones, can cause the body to feel heavy and tired. It also causes us to experience discomfort on the neck and shoulders. This is especially true for individuals with the damp heat body constitution when they consume oily and heavily flavored deep-fried food and stay up late regularly. To soothe the joints, promote blood circulation, and dispel dampness from the body, we can drink soup that contains arrowroot and hairy fig. Consume ingredients like adzuki bean and black-eyed pea too, as they can strengthen the spleen and dispel dampness from the body, hence, relieving the pain. Shoulder Well points Location: At the highest point of the shoulder muscles, the midpoint of the spine and the vertebrae. Method: Press with your fingers for 5 to 10 minutes. Effects: Loosens tendons, relieves pain in the upper arm and forearm. Note that pregnant women should not press this point. Tips on ingredient: Hairy fig root is mild in nature; can strengthen the spleen and nourish the lungs; improve the circulation of qi and dispersion of dampness in the body, stimulate the circulation of the Meridians. It is especially suitable for individuals who experience qi deficiency and with a weak spleen. (To be cont in comment column)

Mobility is so overlooked. When I started broadening my expertise as a mobility coach, the word was confused with the term 'stretching'. Stretching is a method that may allow mobility to improve, but mobility itself is the movement quality, the range of which we can move our joints freely, pain free and with control. Here are two NEW favorites for improving movement range in your spine and releasing tension . ➡️ SWIPE 1. Spinal twist (hips locked) Maintain neutral spine, hands together. Push the shoulder forward and rotate as far as possible without moving the hips. Repeat each side 2. Spinal decompression (very light weight) Standing on a block, stair or bench, grab a light weight and slowly let the weight pull you forward vertebrae by vertebrae. Bend the knees for tight hamstrings, move slow and controlled. Comment below any other spinal movements that you think are helpful! Wearing @sweatybetty_hk