I'm not trying to be funny or rude, but I have heard so much about these exercises. Running is good for the heart and circulation. And the mind. Aparently the 5 Tibetans would be the cherry on the top of the cake. Eagerly awaiting answers...
Anyone into the 5 Tibetans?: I'm not trying to... - Couch to 5K
Anyone into the 5 Tibetans?
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Went and googled it as it sounded interesting! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_...
The second one (lying on back and raising both legs up past vertical) would probably do my back in - if I could do it. I think I'll stick to my rather gentler yoga. Spinning round until you're dizzy sounds curious too! Fun though.
Apparently it is beyond yoga and extremely beneficial. One of my girlfriends no longer suffers from back ache and athritis. She primed her son in 5 Tibetans every morning since he was 12...
Reading the description, I can't really see how it is beyond yoga if you do it for ten minutes (and one of the poses looks like downward facing dog to me anyway) - but then again, what do I know?! Apparently it makes grey hair grow back dark too, so I'm a bit sceptical! I bet if it was done daily though, it would be a lot better than yoga once a fortnight.
Re-reading this I think it sounds a bit grumpy and dismissive - sorry, wasn't meant that way.
Grey hair grow back darker? Count me in! The other day I came back from a run with my hair in a ponytail, all the white hairs has escaped from the elastic and were stuck out sideways, all the brown hairs were being good!
Yes, to me it looks like a Vinyasa (flow) yoga sequence. The poses are all variations of yoga poses - except for the spinning and I don't really fancy trying that. I'll stick to my current yoga practise.
This is so weird. I got a notification that you had sent me a message. I replied and both your message and my answer vanished. Logged in again to find your second response. xox d
I think there are still some site gremlins around
I put a message saying I didn't know what it was... then realised that was lazy so went and googled and then deleted the original message. You aren't going mad!
Is this what you mean
The Five Tibetan Rites is a system of exercises reported to be more than 2,500 years old[1] which were first publicized by Peter Kelder in a 1939 publication titled The Eye of Revelation.
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I would be very concerned about this part for people with any neck issues
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Well it sounds quite interesting but is bringing the old film Shangri-La to mind.
Our yoga teacher introduced us to these in the class I go to weekly. I'm not sure that I feel they have added an extra benefit to the other moves we do, but I suppose I should be doing them daily. I don't like the spinning very much! I also have to adapt the leg lift by bending my knees. I am sure that I would get a benefit from doing them every day but I am just not convinced it would be greater than doing 15 minutes of another yoga sequence that didn't involve spinning. I'd say give them a try and see how you get on. Some people in the class really like them and some dislike one particular part (usually the spinning!)
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I looked it up on Google, watched the demonstration video and am prepared to give it a go. Not sure about managing that last one though :-0
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I've done this sequence of exercise a few times in my yoga class. I've also done them at home home with fewer reps following a 'You tube' video. I'm not disciplined enough to do them every day but they are supposed to help you stay supple and younger!!!
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Thanks for this DeliaItaly. I too had no idea what you were on about but soon found out through Google! I did do Yoga many moons ago and have been seeking out something for my core strength of late. I liked Pilates but all of these things need you to get you breathing correct. I am going to give it a go though!
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