Bodyflex is a system of breathing and physical exercise that allows you to maximize the saturation of the blood with oxygen, due to which fats are quickly burned and the body acquires normal volumes.
Breathing technique bodyflex
It is impossible to do bodyflex gymnastics without mastering a special breathing technique, which has five phases. The first consists of exhaling all the air through the mouth. The next one is from a quick and sharp inhalation through the nose, which will fill the lungs with air as much as possible. This sigh is characterized by noise. After inhaling, you need to close your lips, open them and make a sharp exhalation through your mouth, while straining your abdominal muscles. Exhalation is the third phase, which should be accompanied by a hissing sound of air coming out of the lungs. At the fourth stage, hold your breath, deeply drawing in your stomach, which should be pulled under the ribs, as it were. In this position, you need to count to 10 and go to the last fifth phase - inhale and relax your stomach.
At the very beginning of mastering gymnastics, it will be quite difficult to hold your breath for 10 counts, so during this period it is better to limit yourself to a count of 3 to 5.
By practicing body flex, you will burn fat deposits, strengthen muscles, and improve the general condition of the body. In addition, breathing exercises have a beneficial effect on the condition of the skin, it becomes more elastic and smooth.
Bodyflex exercise complex
Once you have learned how to breathe correctly, start combining breathing with physical activity. In time, a complex of breathing exercises will take you 20-25 minutes, and the effect will be noticeable after a week of daily training.
Exercise # 1. Get on all fours, rest your palms and knees on the floor, raise your head and look in front of you. In this position, do the breathing exercise. Repeat the exercise 2-3 times.
Exercise number 2. Lie on your back, raise your legs at an angle of 90 degrees, point your toes towards you and grab your calves with your hands. Do not lift your head and shoulders off the floor. Do a breathing exercise, while holding your breath, pull your legs towards you. Then return to the starting position. Repeat 2-3 times.
Exercise number 3. Get on all fours, lower your head and extend your left leg back, do a breathing exercise. While holding your breath, tense your buttock and pull your leg as high as possible. Return to the starting position, then repeat the exercise with the right leg. Do 2-3 reps for each leg.
Exercise number 4. Get on all fours, lower your head down and take your left leg to the side. Now do a breathing exercise, holding your breath, lifting your abducted leg up. Return to the starting position and repeat this with the other leg. For each leg, you need to do 2-3 repetitions.
Exercise number 5. Lie on the floor, pull your legs together and stretch, place your hands, palms down, under your buttocks. The head and lower back should not come off the floor. Now do a breathing exercise and hold your legs together 10 centimeters above the floor. Pull your socks and swing your legs a few wide, like a pair of scissors. Return to the starting position, then repeat the exercise 2 more times.
Exercise number 6. Sit on the floor and spread your straight legs wide. Place your palms on the floor behind your body. Do a breathing exercise and on hold, place your hands on the floor in front of you, making “steps” with your fingers to your heels. Then take the starting position and repeat the exercise 2 times.
Exercise number 7. Stand straight with your feet shoulder-width apart. Perform the breathing exercise and at its fourth stage, bring your hands back, palms up. Then return to the starting position, repeat 2-3 times.
It is better to do body flex early in the morning before breakfast. Exercise will keep you energized for the rest of the day.
Who is not allowed to do body flex
Bodyflex is contraindicated in hypertension, ischemia, tachycardia, bradycardia, epilepsy. You can not do breathing exercises during pregnancy, as due to exercise, the tone of the uterus may increase.
It is forbidden to practice body flex for patients with pneumonia and tuberculosis, as well as after operations and serious injuries. During colds and infectious diseases, it is advisable to limit yourself only to breathing exercises without physical exertion.
The results obtained from gymnastics can be affected by taking certain medications. For example, oral contraceptives or thyroid medications. This is due to the fact that they slow down the metabolism.
Nutrition during bodyflex exercises
Bodyflex breathing exercises are very popular due to their simplicity, as well as because of the excellent results that are possible even without dieting. Losing weight with bodyflex is possible without any dietary restrictions. You can eat any food in normal portions and still be in shape. Of course, this does not mean that you can stuff an unmeasured amount of food into yourself. You just need to eat normally without overeating and malnutrition, focusing on healthy eating, but not denying yourself a slice of chocolate or your favorite cake.
