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Work from home has drastically reduced activity. This can affect your health adversely in the long run
Bharat Thakur is a yoga guru and founder of Artistic Yoga
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are living through unprecedented times when life and work have been thrown into total disarray. During this time of pandemic, many people are working from home. The internet, computers, mobile phones and modern technology have made this possible and it’s a trend that may continue. Work always carries some health risks and especially work at home as we may not have the right seating and set-up that we have at the workplace. This can result in bad posture that stresses our joints and muscles. Without the physical movement of commuting, meetings, interactions with work colleagues, working from home is likely to be much more sedentary. Sitting for long periods causes muscle fatigue. This reduces blood circulation to your muscles, tendons
and ligaments and can result in stiffness and pain. Overuse of mobiles and keyboards, can lead to elbow, wrist or hand numbness and pain. Yoga can help us to counter these negative effects. First of all, every single cell, of the 30 to 40 trillion cells, in our body needs good oxygen supply, nutrition and water. They get all of these through our blood. To get our circulation going, we need physical movement. The ancient yogis formulated an entire system with asanas that stretch and contract the muscles by holding postures. Stretching is instinctive and the body’s reflex response when it’s cramped. When we stretch, stiffness, tiredness and spasms disappear. Asanas (postures) like Tadasana, Vrikshasana (Tree), Bhujangasana (Cobra) stretch the spine and benefit
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