Exercise reduces jet lag symptoms because it increases the body’s circadian rhythm by increasing your heart rate and respiration, which can prevent the body from cooling down too early in the day.
Yoga exercises can help you recover from a long flight. These postures can help you relax after stressful travel days, or help you stretch your body after sitting in a cramped airplane seat for several hours.
Jet lag is the worst thing, sometimes it can completely drain your energy, making you feel tired, sluggish and irritable. Jet lag is the last thing you want to deal with when you arrive at a beautiful new place or come back from a wonderful vacation. It is caused by the change in your time. When you move to a new place, the timings for everything change. This makes you sleep at a different time, wake up at a different time and your body tries to adapt to the changes and you start feeling tired.
Can yoga help with jet lag (is yoga helps in jet lag)
Research has shown that disruptions to the body’s circadian rhythm, as well as the pressure and atmosphere of airline cabins, can all cause jet lag, symptoms of which can include trouble sleeping, difficulty concentrating, stomach problems and a general feeling of being unwell.
Exercise reduces jet lag symptoms because it increases the body’s circadian rhythm by increasing your heart rate and respiration, which can prevent the body from cooling down too early in the day when it’s in a new tine zone.
Some yoga asanas to deal with jet lag (How to overcome Jet lag)
1 The most important thing is to rest
- Lie on your back, knees bent and feet flat on the floor, about hip-width apart.
- If it’s more comfortable, use a pillow or towel to support your head.
- Focus on your breath and the feeling of the ground meeting you. Take a moment to be quiet.
- Slowly, start holding your breath before exhaling. This stimulates your parasympathetic nervous system and helps you relax.
2 opposites
- First of all, lie down on the ground and keep your legs upwards with the support of the walls.
- Next, move your hips as close to the wall as you can.
- Walk your feet up the wall until your body is in somewhat of an L-shaped position.
- Try to lengthen your breath, taking a deep, slow breath in through your nose, and a deep, slow breath out through your nose.
3. Tree Pose
- Starting in Mountain Pose, begin putting weight on your left leg, bend your right knee and bring your right foot and ankle to your calf or inner thigh of your left leg.
- Gently focus your eyes on the ground three to five feet in front of you. If you’re having trouble balancing, place one or both hands on a wall and keep both hips in a neutral position, parallel to the ground.
- Touch your palms to your heart center, keeping your index finger and thumb extended and join the rest of your fingers together. Press your left foot into the ground.
- Breathe in and stretch your hands upwards. Stay in this pose for a while.
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