Pressure Cooker Men: Three Prescriptions for Healthy Exercises

　　Sculpting the body and calming the mind

　　If one day I have a big belly, will you lose interest in me? A Niu's song expresses the worries of many men. Men who have passed their thirties are in a high-pressure zone where there are old people at the top and oblique people at the bottom. Many of them have been "tortured" to their bodies. healthy state； Chronic lack of physical education exercise And improper diet makes "general belly" a "gift" for middle age. world male On the eve of the 2018 New Year's Eve, the reporter visited a number of professional fitness coaches and found that they were unanimously opposed to partial weight loss and proposed a new concept of men's exercise: health-preserving exercise.

　　The fatigue and tension that modern men face every day will cause endocrine disorders and cause various body systems to lose balance. If you can do some exercises outside of the busy and impetuous "pressure cooker" life, it will not only sculpt your body, but also calm your mind and eliminate tension. Isn't it killing two birds with one stone? Yang Yu, the chief coach of Star Fitness Club, prescribed three health-preserving exercises for urban men.

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　　Prescription 1: “Power Yoga” fitness and meditation

　　Yoga, if you go to Officelady to practice, it's not bad. We old men shouldn't join in the fun. What should we do if our waist slips or our joints twist? Although Mr. Luo, a bank clerk, has loosened his muscles and has a smaller belly due to lack of exercise, he still cannot accept the "yoga advice" given by the fitness instructor.

　　Many men always think that yoga is a women's sport, but almost all the master yoga masters in ancient India are men. Coach Yang Yu said, “The essence of yoga is to emphasize people’s control over their own bodies, rather than having to achieve certain postures. At the same time, yoga makes people feel a relatively quiet artistic conception, and the practice process is also a process of understanding the principles of life. Modern men, who are burdened with work and family pressure, practice power yoga while coping with the impetuous and high-paced life. They can not only keep fit but also calm the mind. Why not do it? ”

　　Coach Yang told reporters that there is a kind of "Power Yoga" that is particularly suitable for men to practice. First of all, power yoga can enhance men's body control and muscle strength.； Secondly, it can exercise flexibility to a certain extent, thereby reducing the pressure of muscles on bones. ； Finally, power yoga can also help the muscles bring more nutrients and nutrients, allowing the body to obtain more energy. Power yoga has a strong body shaping effect, and is particularly effective in sculpting the lines of arms, waist, and buttocks, allowing practitioners to have a soft and strong body. At the same time, it also enhances cardiopulmonary circulation function and promotes metabolism.

　　Prescription two:“ Pilates ”Safe and healthy

　　Pilates (PILATES) was created by Joseph Pilates, a German who was frail and sickly since childhood. He found that Westerners pay more attention to the training of physical muscle ability, such as running, skiing, etc.； Orientals pay more attention to breathing and spiritual aspects, such as yoga and Tai Chi. So in order to overcome physical diseases and restore health, he combined different Eastern and Western exercise concepts and created an exercise method. This exercise method combines the advantages of Eastern flexibility and Western strength, and has been recognized by many people. It was originally used to restore motor function to athletes and patients, and later gradually developed into a fitness exercise - Pilates.

　　Pilates combines some movements of yoga, martial arts and dance to restore human bones to their original best state. It is a safe, reasonable and easy-to-use method of health training. Coach Yang told reporters that Pilates is based on exercise anatomy and exercise physiology, integrates Western microscopic and Eastern macroscopic exercise concepts, eliminates movements that are harmful to joints, and is as good as equipment exercise in shaping the male body. “Practicing Pilates only takes about 45 minutes each time, and it is easy and fun. It will not make people feel that fitness is "paying for pain", and it is easier to stick to it. ”

　　It is understood that practicing Pilates is particularly beneficial to office workers, who have imbalanced muscle development due to working at desks and computers for long periods of time. Pilates mainly targets muscle training of the abdominal and hip muscles, shoulders, back and other parts. Regular Pilates exercises can correct body posture, relax the waist and neck, solve shoulder problems, and tighten loose muscles in the arms and abdomen. Many professional athletes now also use Pilates exercises to avoid sports injuries.

　　Prescription 3: Chinese martial arts to release stress

　　Chinese martial arts are full of a "peaceful" artistic conception, which is particularly in line with the Eastern golden mean. When Coach Yang talked about martial arts, there was a hint of pride in his words, “Chinese martial arts has a long history. During the course of thousands of years of development, many experiences of predecessors have increased its safety. It does not emphasize confrontation like Taekwondo, but it can also help practitioners vent their stress. It is a good way to relieve stress for men who are 'pressure cookers'. ”