It’s normal in this age to expect scientific proof of anything and everything.

If science has a stand-point on something we want to know it. We are encouraged to do or not to do. This means we live our day to day lives with a lot more confidence.  We do not have to tread too gingerly as if in total darkness.

One of the things we should all know by now, if we don’t already is the proven fact that exercise can reverse the hand of the clock.  Exercise can make you feel younger and live life fuller.

Try and introduce a daily exercise discipline into your life. Early morning is best for some. Well, temperaments differ.  In this case suit yourself.  What time you exercise should not matter much.  The practice is the thing.

For me the total lack of need for any tool is what I find most appealing about yoga.

Once you’ve picked up the techniques to performing a few of them all what you’ll ever need for practice is just a little space and enthusiasm hinged to the knowledge that you’re doing yourself a great favour.

Don’t dwell on the negative thoughts of what happens to those who fail to exercise.

You should think thoughts that say you’re improving physically, stretched put the palms of the hands float down just behind the toes. Now lean on the hand and throw the head back. Take a deep breath and slowly lift the heels and thrust forward the lower part of the body and humping up the chest which means your spine being arched. Retain the posture for a while and return to sitting on the heels with the head held high and breathe out. Rest and repeat.

Benefits: The camel posture affects the go-nards and thyroid glands. The spine regains elasticity. It is also a great help against constipation and gas.

Head to knee posture (standing)

Technique: Stand with feet together. Raise your hands straight over head. Breathe in as you do so. Now bend your upper body down dropping your hands. Keep your breathe out.

Keep the palms down and your forehead brought into contact with your knees. And stay in this position for a while and as you inhale return to standing position. You may repeat a couple more times. This posture maintains elasticity of both spine and hamstrings. Those into sports will do well to practise this very posture. It’s a great insurance against pulling hamstrings – a common happening at athletic meetings and soccer games. This posture massages deeply the regions of the abdomen and pelvis.  Women folk who suffer painful periods should practice this before the onset of their periods. With it they get relief.