Fitness Notes

Yoga Sutras

Yoga is a form of art which is learnt and practice to bring peace to our mind, body and soul. It is important to bring peace to all the three as even if one of them is not at peace then it will disturb person both way, physically and mentally. Alternately, yoga can be practiced to cure a person suffering for illness like stress, stomach upset, severe migraine headache etc. To practice yoga a person need to know how to meditate as it is the only source to interact with our body and inner-self. There are many sutras that can be practiced during this period.

One of the sutra of yoga is Patanjali Yoga Sutra. This sutra is used to reach highest state of enlightenment. There are different stages involved in this. This state of enlightenment can be reached suddenly or gradually, both are possible. To be more clear let’s take an example. Suppose a person is filling swimming pool with water using bucket. It took the person 1000 buckets to fill the pool; this doesn’t mean that only the 1000th bucket filled the pool. Contribution of first bucket full of water cannot be neglected, similarly when a person suddenly reach to highest state of enlightenment then this mean that person’s previous tries have pushed the person to breakpoint where little effort can take that person to the goal.

Let’s talk Vivekajam-Jnanam. It is the knowledge to distinguish between objects that cannot be discriminated by their position, Characteristics or class. If Samyama is performed on ksana (smallest possible unit of the time) then the person can transcend the time itself. This enables the person to resolve two objects that are appearing and disappearing at same place in very minute time period. This is done by resolving the two similar objects to appearing as a single object.

Any knowledge that we have depends on the effect that object has on us (our mind). Some people, objects etc affect our mind deeply and so we try to know about them and hence our knowledge increase. To an average person giving complex scientific facts will not affect that persons mind to the extend knowledge to that of the news of that persons favorite sport. This applies for philosophical ideas too. When a person’s interest arose or deepens in philosophy then the output that person needs form it will be easily achieved by that person.

When a class is going on and we see someone sleeping then we laugh at that person assuming that we all are awake, but unfortunately we are not. We are under some sort of stupor. In this case we might get angry on small things and later feel frustrated on getting angry which again led up to become angry again. This happens due to impure mind. We even tend to misunderstand our well wishers and get angry on them and later have to repent on our action. This problem can be resolved by taking rest. Just by sleeping at night is not good enough as our mind is still not at peace. For this we can meditate using suitable sutra for giving rest to our brain.

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Yoga with General Injuries

There are 3 main stage of curing once an injury has occur.By being attentive of these 3 stages and follow the recommended procedure for each phase we can speed up the curing process and decrease the threat of re-injuring the part.

Sensitive phase

During the 1st stage, the acute stage, rest the wounded area for four-six days. Do not execute any movements that need strength, worsen the injury, or make any pain. At the starting of this stage swelling is usually there, and uplifting the affected part will help to manage any swelling to assist reduce any throbbing or anxiety. Inversion pose will be very cooperative to reduce swelling by activating the lymphatic structure, and will also give elevation if the wound is situated in the lower body. use ice and firmness on the injured area in the first two-three days after the damage is also suggested to help ease swelling and ache, and to speed up the recovery process. . Even though the injured area may experience like it needs a strech, stretching will not assist with the curing process and most possible will re injure the part to stop further healing.

Sub acute stage

The sub acute stage of injury follow the sharp stage and last between one-three weeks. in this time the hurt tissue is very breakable and vulnerable to re-injury. Extremely mild stretching is the primary step of treatment. Stay alert on the breathing and the feelings of the stretch, except do not stretch the point of ache.Next step of healing is to leisurely and softly strengthen the muscle involved in the wound. Begin with unhurried, mild non-weight bearing activities and slowly raise the amount of movement and amount of repetition. As symptom resolve, slowly resume using weight bearing activities. An sufficient warm up before and right alignment throughout yoga is necessary in this curing stage.

Shift into the poses leisurely and softly; use long hold time and perform slow deep inhalation in the pose. Any actions that increase your symptom should be avoid. If a yoga pose cause any pain, itchy, or lack of feeling, stop it without delay.

Invariable phase

The constant stage of harm follow the sub acute stage and can take up to twelve-eighteen months for entire curing to occur.in this time the wounded site may experience healed although it is still vulnerable to a re injury .It is essential to recognize that care should be taken in this period and that the wound will not be 100% heal until once this period has passed.

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Total Fitness

To have total fitness of the body one needs to have physical and mental fitness both. General fitness can be achieved by proper exercise, appropriate food and nutrition and intake of complete food. An appropriate balance of everything is required in life which may include a balance of body structure, coordination in different organs of the body and providing flexibility and motion to all organs alike. Strength should be developed in the body and again the speed of the body should be increased in doing these activities. Both cognitive and physical health is of equal importance and should be weighted accordingly. Even when the person is physically fit but has mental ailment then too life becomes miserable. Physical, mental and emotional health form a triangle and should be balanced appropriately.

Again the athletes who are a great asset to the country are trained to maintain their health and perform well in sports and take that section seriously for life. They are always asked to be mentally fit along with the physical fitness. Fire men and army people as well as police officers are provided training for the same as it is demanding in their job. There are specific schools coming up these days which train the people in this respect.

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Gym

Gym or gymnasium means indoor sports which help in keeping the body upright and these days every body enjoys going in the fitness clubs or recreation parks. The word gym means naked in greek, where in it has its origin as most of these physical exercises were performed naked on the open ground with only a few clothes on. It included swimming and bathing and other exercises generally taken up by the army and the navy people under the guidance of commanders. Warming up before starting gymnasium is the basic step. After performing these activities rest was to be taken on the open.

In olden times it was a kind of education which was provided along with the studies. These days it has taken the form of fitness points or laughing club but still the concept beneath it remains the same. On broader scale it is athletics and wwf wars which are popular amongst all. These people are encouraged to take such activities and devote great time and asset in body building and the activities alike. Initially it was an outdoor activity and in the time of kings and army it was most popular but with the modernization this too has taken modern look and developed a totally different outlook.

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