Containment: how to stay in shape all day?

In this period of legitimate concern caused by the epidemic and its growing number of victims, we feel more vulnerable to stress and fatigue. Here are 5 well-being tips to not get too depressed while staying confined.

When you wake up, lying in bed, you take a deep breath that goes up to your shoulders and then you push all the air out with a big exhale. Then, we rebalance the energies and we activate the transit by a draining gesture: we place the hands on the belly and we do circular massages gently but insisting well with the palms of the hands. The circles are done clockwise.

A WAKE UP CALL

We start the day in serenity with a few simple yoga postures. We start with the mountain to reconnect with our body: standing up, eyes closed, feet anchored in the ground, we join our hands in prayer at chest level. We hold a few seconds.

Then raise your arms to the sky and stretch gently, leaning once to the right and once to the left.

Then, you wake up your joints with rotations of the ankles, circles of the shoulders and rotations of the neck to one side then the other. You can also turn the bust left and right.

Finally we stretch the spine by placing yourself on all fours. We adopt the round back position then we back in, like a stretching cat. You can also do half-lunges to perfect this "morning warm up"before resuming his daily routine (breakfast, shower).

A CALMING BREATH DURING THE DAY

At any time of the day, we practice abdominal breathing which promotes relaxation and de-stresses the digestive system. For this, we inspire by inflating the belly to the maximum and we return the belly to the maximum on the expiration as if we wanted to aspire the navel. Several breathing cycles are performed, taking 5 seconds on inspiration and 8 seconds on expiration.

NON-STOP HYDRATION

Just because we're slowing down doesn't mean our body needs less hydration. On the contrary, our body needs water to function optimally (brain, elimination of waste, body temperatures, etc.). We kill two birds with one stone by drinking magnesium-rich water every hour (Rozana is the most concentrated mineral water) which will help fight fatigue and stress while meeting water needs. And we avoid drinks that do not hydrate enough .

THE EVENING RITUAL FOR BETTER SLEEP

At the end of the day, these few movements will release tension , allow you to stretch and revive circulation (lymphatic, blood, energy) in order to prepare for sleep.

• Lying on your back, you bring in your stomach and at the same time you put your feet in points. Then we inflate the belly by doing flex feet. This "pumping" movement is performed about ten times.
• Lying on your back, your feet are flexed. Raise your arms above your head and join your hands. Stretch by leaning your arms to one side and then the other. This relaxing gesture stretches the lower back at the lumbar level. To be practiced 10 times alternating right and left.
• Still lying down, bend your legs and bring your bent knees to your chest. And we release everything. You can listen to the rhythm of your breathing and for more relaxation, gently rock from right to left, like a baby cradled in a pram.