Ever note that your stomach is bothering you after getting a meal and plopping onto the couch immediately? This is because you need some movement
Ever note that your stomach is bothering you after getting a meal and plopping onto the couch immediately? This is because you need some movement in your digestive system. (No, not a poop joke, but that would have been it!)
When you are not careful about your digestive system, you may experience low levels of energy and pain. These symptoms can lead to stress themselves and poor health in the gut.
Resist the urge to veg out after dinner immediately and try going after your meal for a walk. Try walking or using public transport if you're going out to eat and you have to travel more than if you've driven right out front. Do you have a home-cooked meal? Then afterward try going for a walk around the block.
If you can't go for a walk or it just doesn't work, then try these six digestion exercises you can do in just six minutes.
Twist Marches (60 seconds)
- Stand your feet apart with your hands behind your back
- Lift the right knee up to the shoulder, pull the left elbow towards the knee at the same time
- Place foot on the ground then left knee to chest and right elbow twist to knee
Toe Touch Alternate (30 seconds)
- Stand with feet high, toes slightly sticking out and arms out from the shoulders like a T
- Twist and raise the right hand with a straight back to tap left toe
- Come upright, then turn left to tap right toe
Dog Facing Downwards (30 seconds)
- Start on all fours, spread your fingers wide and tuck your toes underneath
- Press the hands, lift the hips to a 'V' shape
- Lengthen the spine and press the feet against the ground to stretch the legs backward
- Keep in for the time suggested
Child's poses (60 seconds)
- Get started in all fours
- Lie back on your knees and put your arms down side by side, palms facing up
- Rest your foreheads on the ground
- Revert on all fours
Spinal Twist Seated (right) (30 seconds)
- Start seated, front legs spread
- The left knee bend, foot flat on the mat
- Lengthen and twist the spine, taking out the left knee to the right elbow
Spinal Twist Seated (left) (30 seconds)
- Start seated, front legs spread
- Bend the right knee, but flat on the mat
- Lengthen and twist the arm, above the right knee taking the left elbow
Lying Twist Torso (right) (60 seconds)
- Start lying down flat on the back
- Bend the right leg, keeping both hands in the mouth.
- The right arm extends wide onto the mat,
- A left-hand pushes right knee gently over the body for a torso twist
Lying Twist Torso (left) (60 seconds)
- Start lying down flat on the back
- Bend left leg, keeping both hands in the mouth.
- The left-arm stretches loosely onto the ground,
- Right-hand pulls the left knee gently over the body for a torso twist
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