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Exercises to improve your cardiovascular system

According to yoga, there is an invisible electrical circuit in our body called 'nadis'. Any kind of disease is a result of a problem in this circuit. Apart from the asanas, pranayama or breath control techniques can remove blockages from this electrical circuit. Today's breathing techniques not only balance out your 'nadis', but also improve your cardiovascular system and detoxify your lungs.

Exercise 1 : Step 1 & 2

Exercise 1 : Step 3 & 4

•  Exercise 1

•  Sit in padmasana, with your legs stretched out and your back straight
•  Bend one leg, place the ankle on the opposite thigh, close to the groin. Bend the other leg and place the ankle on the thigh of the bent leg, close to the groin. Place your hands on your knees
•  Bend your forefinger and the middle finger of your right hand. Close your eyes and practice deep breathing
•  Close your right nostril with your thumb, placing your ring finger between your eyebrows, and inhale to the count of 5
•  Close your left nostril with the ring finger. Hold your breath to a count of 10
•  Raise your thumb and place it between the eyebrows. Exhale slowly through the right nostril to the count of 10
•  Now, breathe in again through the right nostril to the count of 5. Close the right nostril with the thumb and hold your breath up to 10 counts. Place the ring finger between the eyebrows and exhale through the left nostril to the count of 10
•  Repeat the complete cycle for 2-5 minutes.

•  Exercise 2

•  Sit back on your heels, as shown. Place your palms on your knees, as shown. Keep the back straight and close your eyes
•  Exhale forcefully and rapidly through the nose in quick succession, pulling the stomach in, towards the spine, as you exhale. Inhalation will be automatic and passive between every two exhalations
•  Practice 50 exhalations at a stretch
•  Repeat 3 times.