7 Yoga Stretches for Smartphone Users
Today, usage of smartphones has been increased a lot and many of them are treating the smartphones as a part of their life. Day-by-day, variety of smartphones are being launched into the market and thereby people are getting attracted towards them. People have many advantages by using a phone, but at the same time there are many disadvantages if they get addicted to the smartphone usage. These days, most of the smartphone users have complaints due to vigorous usage of smartphone like texting, reading, etc. The users might get neck bone related problems due to constant bending of your head for texting or reading something from your smartphone. As it turns out, such heavy smartphone use does have unwanted effects on your body, including “searing headaches”. As the sales of smartphones continue to rise in today’s market, meanwhile, the health problems of people are also increased. This heavy smartphone usage leads to a serious health condition called Text Neck. This article helps you to take preventive steps to handle the posture problem using simple “Yoga Stretches and Exercises” that strengthens and relaxes your strained muscles.
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1. Ear Pulls and Massage:
Begin with pressing your ears from the top and right down to the lobes. Pulling them out a couple of times and rotating them clockwise and anti-clockwise will release all the pressure around them.
2. Stretching arms:
Stretch up the arms over your head with the palms facing the sky and push them up towards the sky. As an extension of this stretch, spread your arms out on either side and pull the finger back and wave a couple of times to say bye-bye to stress in the arms and shoulders.
3. Shoulder rotations:
Stretch out your arms on both side and touch the thumb to the base of the little finger. Keeping the arms and hands still, rotate your shoulders clockwise and anti-clockwise 5 times each.
4. Palm Press:
Bring the base of your palms together in front of your chest. Press them hard against each other keeping your shoulders still. Press and release a couple of times. Reverse the position of the hands and repeat.
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5. Elbow Eight:
Bring your hands together in front of your chest and interlace your fingers. Keeping your palms in front of your chest, move your elbows and shoulders in a wave like motion and draw a sleeping eight.
6. Shoulder Stretch:
Place your right hand on top of your head and with the left hand hold the left knee tight. Now Keep your left hand intact and move your right hand in and out all the way down to your hip and back up to the head a few times. Repeat on the other side.
7. Thumb-Squeeze:
Brings your thumbs up in front of your chest and rotate them in both directions for a few times. Squeeze all your fingers together and release. Repeat a couple of times.
Practice these simple yoga stretches to keep yourself safe from any health hazards and overcome the problems by using your smartphone.