Let’s take stock of what items are needed to practice yoga?
There are two main categories of items needed to practice yoga. The first is clothing and the second is assistive devices. Let’s take a look at them by category.
The first category: clothing
1, sports bras. The first thing to emphasize about clothing is underwear. You must wear professional sports bras. It must be worn.
First of all, sports bras can be shockproof and play a fixed and supportive role . The breasts only have fat and mammary glands, no bones to support them, not even cartilage. Professional sports bras can provide good support and protection, shockproof and anti-sagging .
Secondly, sports bras can avoid embarrassment and prevent distraction . There are a lot of inversions, bowing or prone movements in yoga. If your clothes easily cause embarrassment, it will definitely distract you. I think everyone knows this or has had similar experiences.
There are also professional sports bras with good breathability and perspiration effect . Ordinary underwear not only does not have this effect, but may also be thickened in various ways.
Finally, the sports bra has good elasticity and will not shift no matter how you move. Ordinary underwear cannot do this, or it is very tight and restrictive, especially the various slimming and body-beautifying underwear that cannot be stretched, or will shift when doing large stretching movements. Female friends will definitely understand the restraint and displacement of underwear.
talks a lot about sports bras. In short, you must have a professional sports bra. To put it more exaggeratedly, you may not have a yoga mat, but you must wear professional underwear.
2, yoga clothes
There are two common types of yoga clothes. One type is tight-fitting and quick-drying, and the other is loose cotton and linen type.
The tight-fitting and quick-drying type makes people feel more lively and toned. Its characteristics are: quick drying, able to reflect the beauty of human body lines, and great stretchability.
The loose cotton and linen type gives people a calm and Zen feeling. It is recognized that cotton and linen clothes are comfortable and breathable. However, cotton and linen clothes will not dry easily in a short time once you sweat, and will become wet and heavy.
For yoga clothes, whether you choose quick-drying type or cotton and linen type, you can choose according to your personal preference or the type of yoga. For example, dance yoga , especially Chinese style dance yoga, cotton and linen clothing can add charm to the movements.
3, gloves, socks.
Gloves are rarely used in yoga practice, and most of them appear in aerial yoga practice .
socks, professional yoga socks. The prices are worlds apart. Prices range from a dozen yuan to several hundred yuan. I have never bought one that costs hundreds of dollars, but I have bought one that costs hundreds of pieces. The experience is not good.
I practice yoga and wear yoga socks in both situations. One is during the menstrual period, and the other is when the weather is colder and you practice Yin Yoga. . Of course, Yin yoga is also practiced during the menstrual period. Any other time you practice yoga, you don’t wear socks. You can also wear ordinary socks when practicing yin yoga.
According to my observation, yoga socks will bring great interference to yoga practice . There was a time when yoga socks seemed to be popular among members in the gym, but I stopped them altogether. Socks were not allowed to be worn except during yin yoga classes.
because I find they interfere a lot with socks . For example, wear socks when practicing tree pose in the same class. Because the soles of yoga socks have anti-slip glue points, the upper legs will not fall off easily when doing tree pose. Then I took off my socks during the downward dog and warrior series. Although there will be no sliding between the sock and the mat, the foot will move inside the sock . During the first class, I watched them put on and take off their socks, but later they were completely banned from doing so.
Of course, I have a relatively good relationship with the members and are relatively familiar with them.
The second largest category: assistive devices.
1, yoga mat. Yoga mats are assistive devices, not necessities.. Although we can't practice yoga without a mat now, it is still an assistive device.
The first requirement of yoga mat is anti-slip .As the foundation of yoga, the first requirement is stability. If the yoga mat is not slippery, the foundation will not be stable. Downward dog pose is the most obvious.
The second requirement for yoga mats is waterproof and sweat-absorbent . A good yoga mat absorbs sweat immediately after it drips into it, and will not affect your movements.
The third requirement for yoga mats is moderate thickness . For beginners, you can choose a slightly thicker one. Especially if there are many movements where the knees are on the ground, if you choose a particularly thin mat, your knees will be sore.
By the way, if you go to a yoga studio to practice yoga, the mats in the studio are relatively thin. If you encounter some knee-to-the-ground movements and you have nothing on hand to cushion, you can fold the long side of the mat over and put your knees on the mat, which is equivalent to two layers of mats under your knees.
The fourth requirement for yoga mats is no smell . There are many prone movements in yoga exercises, which require the chin or forehead to touch the ground. I have had this experience myself, it stings my nose, and makes me want to hold my breath.
Finally, let’s talk about the yoga mat posture line. Many yoga mats now have posture lines on them. There are pros and cons. beginners can use posture lines to help them adjust the position of their hands and feet, but over time, you will become dependent on posture lines. Your first reaction will be to look at the thread instead of adjusting through body awareness.
2, spread the towel.
To be honest, I still don’t understand the use of spreading towels. Of course, this may be related to my personal habits. I like simplicity and don’t use things that are usable or unnecessary. In my opinion, the use of towels is completely unnecessary. I haven't used it myself, but I know that members of the library will go on errands during class and clean up the towels for a while.
If it is for the sake of cleanliness, the yoga mats in the yoga studio are cleaned and disinfected regularly. If you are really worried, you can bring a mat and leave it in the museum.
3, yoga blocks and stretching straps, yoga pillows. How to say
, it is more convenient to prepare two yoga bricks for and . It is used many times and there is no need to buy something too expensive. It doesn’t matter whether you buy the stretch strap or not. Because there are many s at home that can replace stretching belts. I used the straps of a windbreaker instead of stretch straps and used them for a long time. By the way, the stretching belts in yoga are not elastic. The elastic ones are called elastic bands. The same goes for yoga pillows, which can be replaced at home.
4, yoga ball, yoga wheel.
This is optional. If you have taken a yoga ball or yoga wheel class, you can buy it. But the chances of buying it and leaving it idle are relatively high.
5, foam roller , massage stick, fascial ball.
Maybe we don’t talk about this much in our daily yoga practice. But I suggest everyone buy one. is the absolute relaxation tool .
But I emphasize one point because many people have asked me in private: these three things of can only play a role in relaxation, activation and massage, but they do not have the slimming effect of to slim down legs and . Don't expect that you can slim down your legs just by rolling this thing on without doing anything, you will 100% be disappointed.
The picture below shows using a foam roller to massage and relax the outer thighs.
This is a fascial ball, which can relax many parts on its own, including a small area of deep muscles and fascia.
The picture below is a massage to relax the calf.
I think the simpler the items for practicing yoga, the better. All items are tools. If you have too many, you will be disturbed by the tools.
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