Camel Vs Man..Is There Any Fitness Involved?

What does camel and man have in common? Not a lot in my opinion, but I can tell you this. There's a few camel yoga poses that you can use at your own home to release a lot of tension in your thoracic spine(mid back) and lumbar spine (lower back). Before I show you one of these yoga poses with complete instructions.

Have you ever heard the phrase "A man's not a camel." Many people have a definition for it. What I've heard in the past is something that goes like this..."It has to do with guys drinking a lot of beer and making excuses for it..well I can't take it with me, I might as well drink it now." If you look at the camels pictures I posted below, you can see how fat their belly are.

I'm positive you've heard of beer belly before at some point in your life. When you drink too much beer you'll pack on most of the bad fats around your waist line, and yes beer has a lot of calories, lots of carbs and doesn't digest very fast, even though you may think it's water. Water is pure, beer is not.

Anyhow, I'm going to let you know about a beginner camel pose that is practiced widely in the yoga world. Just check out the pictures of these camels first I took this morning right in the vicinity where I do some Fitness and Health Consulting at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City.


Here's the "Beginner Yoga Pose" that you can do in your room or anywhere you want with complete instructions.

Exercise Description:
Beginner Camel
Classification:
Yoga
Instructions:
1. Kneel on the floor with the arms by your sides. The knees are hip width apart and the toes are flat. Shift the weight more to the front of the knees and keep the spine upright. Place the palms onto the lower back either the fingertips facing up towards the shoulder blades or down towards the buttocks. Push the thighs forward slightly and inhale lift the chest and gently arch the spine. Squeeze the shoulder blades together to open the chest and only if the neck is strong release the head back.

2. Gently press the knees down to the floor and think of lifting and lengthening the spine rather than bending backwards.

3. If there is tension in the lower back do not extend quite as far. Relax the shoulders away from the ears and soften the face. For beginners hold this pose for 5 to 10 deep breaths.

Ibsen Alexandre
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