Posted on November 18th, 2010
Enjoy this latest ask an expert to practice on a rug versus a hardwood floor question regarding concerns yoga.
Question: I moved recently from a House with hardwood floors in a House with carpet. There is something I need to know about practicing on carpet? Is it bad for me? I find that it slightly more difficult to stay motivated and I wondered, if it practice is somehow harder on my joints, etc., on the carpet... any ideas or recommendations?
Reply:Thank you for your question - it's an important! There are advantages to practice on a hardwood floor:
* strong stability in standing and balancing poses
* easy access to the Earth with hands and feet
Disadvantages:
* can be in some sitting, kneeling and lying uncomfortable poses
* can be colder body
for the studios, it is more hygienic
There are advantages to practice on a carpet:
Cushioning for sensitive areas like ankles, knees and hips
* more feels likely warmer
Disadvantages:
* less hygienic (especially with more vigorous sweaty practices)
* more challenging load-balanced (I recommend to reduce stepping off the mat in balancing poses to overall impact attenuation)
MOST important to do yoga on a carpet:
* extra cushioning or "Sinking" hands can cause problems in the wrist compression - see this where the wrist lower is, that the finger in the mat and carpet resulting hyperextension of the wrists - unwanted
This hyperextension and settlement with body weight is AXIAL load or DORSAL WRIST IMPINGEMENT
Can some images via this link to see.
Depending on the thickness of the mat and carpet, consider that the following:
* be aware shoulder wrist alignment in Poznan as plank and cats - who front shoulder line should never be passed forward through the wrist - hyperextension of the wrist minimize
Promote the body distributes the entire hand and in a small area of the wrist (planks, cats, down dog etc) to be located
Use your lower extremities, the as much as possible (i.e. shift your weight out of the hands down in cat pose)
* Use variations off the wrists at times to rest your wrists (below dog on the elbows, dog pose, child rather than downward dog, cat on elbows, plank on elbow)
* listen to your wrists and rest, if necessary, if flows to tun-, avoid repeated loading of hands (i.e. think that a number of Poznan, which does not allow for any kind of rest for the wrists - cat you should have, dog down to Updog down dog to page balance plank = not good for the wrists especially if on a carpet)
Namaste,
KREG white
My yoga online
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