SUP yoga (Stand Up & Paddle)
Spectacular girls with a paddle can increasingly be seen on the beaches of California, Bali and Thailand (puresupyoga.com, aquaman-samui.com, supyogabali.com). They practice yoga right in the ocean, and a surfboard replaces the mat. Balancing on the water pumps the vestibular apparatus and improves concentration. The group swims 50-100 meters from the shore (rowing perfectly trains the oblique muscles of the abdomen and shoulder joint), ties the boards to the buoys and, swaying on the calm waves, assumes familiar poses. True, making the same “dog face down” on the water is twenty times more difficult - you need to catch balance and not slip off the board! But how great it is to relax in shavasana after training, listening to the sound of the waves and squinting in the sun.
Aquacycling
How about chugging your bike underwater? The simulator is installed at the bottom of the pool. Due to the resistance of the water, pedaling is five times harder than during a normal workout. This type of load is ideal for those who primarily want to lose weight. And the hydromassage perfectly smoothes the skin on problem points - the bottom and thighs. By the way, many strength training, and even exercises on a pole (poles are attached to the bottom of the pool) are now being moved into the water. Injuries are excluded: lessons are suitable even for those with joint problems.
ZUU
"Sneak like an iguana, swing like a spider, jump like a gorilla," urges Nathan Helberg from Australia, who invented the Zuu direction based on the repetition of primitive animal movements (he hosts the hilarious video channel ZUUtube). You can train at home, in the gym, but it is most effective in the park - right on the grass. By combining stretching and aerobic exercise, you can burn up to 600 calories in half an hour. Listening to your nature is the new fitness religion. Axis Syllabus (axis - axis and syllabus - curriculum) - a fashionable system at the intersection of dance and yoga - teaches to move in accordance with the anatomy of the body. The program is based on biomechanics and teaches to treat the body as a fragile vase. Knees hurt after running, lower back aches or joints snap - visit axissyllabus.org. Here they will tell you how to relieve the spine,it is safe to get up from a chair and even walk correctly.
Fitness discos
6:30 am - a little early for a party? Daybreaker cardio fans don't think so. The movement appeared not so long ago in New York and was especially fond of the guys from Wall Street, who, instead of a daily fitness routine, began to run into mischievous (and most importantly, sober) discos before work or a meeting. Now Daybreaker is an international project with the participation of the best DJs. See dybrkr.com for European timetables. And be sure to follow their Instagram @dybrkr for inspiration! Punk-rock-aerobics is also in vogue in America (punkrockaerobics.com). Training takes place in nightclubs in Boston, New York and Seattle - after hours. To the hits of Iggy Pop and the Sex Pistols, the participants simultaneously spray paint the walls of the hall, push, shake their hair - in the true spirit of counterculture.
Running city tours
In the US it is the City Running Tours community (cityrunningtours.com), in Europe it is gorunningtours.com. You can run around in Lisbon, Rome, Prague, Madrid and 20 other capitals. A morning start costs about 30 euros. Just don't confuse city running tours with marathons. As part of city tours, you run at an easy pace with a guide no more than 5-10 km. But the British recently got carried away by running backwards (they call it retro running). According to the doctors, 30% more calories are spent this way, and the knees still do not suffer, because the unconventional technique involves landing from toe to heel.
Law of energy conservation
Vitaly Batalov, sports psychologist and tennis coach, on why measure is so important in playing sports:
Recently, more and more often you meet girls who go in for sports fanatically. But this is the same as "seizing" a problem with chocolate. Grounding the problem, trying to move it from the head to the body. Physical activity helps to get rid of aggression, relieve tension, negative emotions. But sooner or later you will have to figure out - where is the pain? This is your part of the job. And the coach's job is to build a harmonious training process. Harmony is the key word here.
There is a golden rule: we always leave stock, we always do less than we want. That is, if you can do 20 push-ups and die, push 15. There is one subtle point, though. Muscles love to be surprised. Therefore, once every two weeks, it is very beneficial to give yourself a good shake with large weights for low reps. And the medium load bar should increase gradually, almost imperceptibly. Remove haste from training and from life, the desire to achieve everything quickly and immediately. By overtraining, you simply take energy from the future and gain nothing in the long run. A person wonders how it is - I run, jump, go in for sports, but I have no strength, no mood, no motivation, I sleep badly. To restore balance, it is very important to do everything consciously. Try to combine physical activity with intention. Here you are doing squats or running - and think about what you want to achieve besides health and a beautiful butt. About work, about vacation, about a career, about a loved one. It really works.
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