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Exercise - A new beginning of life

LifestyleHealth, Sports & Fitness

9 months ago

Numbers of people around us are physically less active during their daily course of life. Of all the several reasons behind low physical activeness, the prime and known reason is lack of exercise or irregularity in exercise. In this machine age machines have provided human beings with number of comforts but they have worsened human labor.

It is a known fact the jobs which require physical work make the people more active and energetic throughout the day. People performing jobs that demand physical activity  hardly suffer from any kind of obesity problems or cardiac related problems, exactly is the reverse in the people performing jobs sitting at one place. It is often seen that mostly IT professionals are more prone to health hazards due to their nature of job.

Daily regular exercises not only help an individual to stay active but also help in developing a self confidence. The more you’re active the more you work, the more you work, the more you succeed in life. Health, success and money should always go hand to hand in life, this way you can rip the maximum benefits from your life and make the most of it.

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Suryanamaskar (SALUTATIONS TO SUN)

LifestyleHealth, Sports & Fitness

11 months ago

Suryanamaskar (Surya means sun & namaskar means salutations, thus Salutations to Sun) combine Yogasanas and Pranayama. It brings  general flexibility and builds strength  of the body preparing it for further Asanas and Pranayama. This is usually done both at "sunrise" and "sunset", facing the Sun. Before starting these salutations to the sun the following Sanskrit verse should be chanted. (traditionally done that way because  Pantanjali who is the compiler of yoga sutras  has said so)
You can chant the verse in Sanskrit or take the prayer in English as given below. Whatever may be the language, meaning holds the same.

Here is the verse: (Sanskrit verse)

Hiranmayena Patrena Satyasyapihitam Mukham |
Tat twam Pusan Apavrnu Satya Dharmaya Drstaye ||


Which means(in English)
 
Like a lid to a vessel, O Sun, your Golden orb covers the entrance to Truth.
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