Pillows are an essential household item. They may seem ordinary, but they play a significant role in fitness and weight loss. You can lose weight at home just like you would at the gym!
Perhaps because modern people don't get enough rest, a kind of "pillow exercise" that involves playing with a pillow in your hands is becoming increasingly popular. You don't need to go to the gym or use professional fitness equipment. Just make good use of your pillow and combine it with different exercise postures to easily sculpt a perfect figure! You can "play" with your body shaping at home just like you would at the gym.
First Movement: Side Waist Stretch
Instructions: Sit cross-legged, grasp the pillow with both hands and raise it above your head. Inhale and stretch upwards, exhale and bend to one side, holding for two breaths. Inhale and return to the starting position, exhale and repeat on the other side.
Benefits: Stretches the muscles on both sides of the waist and relaxes the spine.
Second movement: Shoulder stretch
Instructions: Kneel with your hands grasping the pillow behind your back. Inhale as you raise your arms upwards, holding for two breaths. Exhale and twist your upper body to one side, holding for two breaths. Inhale and return to the starting position; repeat the same movement on the other side.
Benefits: By using the pillow as a support, the arms can be stretched upwards to their maximum extent, fully releasing tension in the shoulder blade area. This achieves an instant relaxation effect on the brain.
Third pose: Double leg back stretch
Instructions: Sit with your legs extended forward and place a pillow on your lap. Exhale as you press your upper body against the pillow, turning your head to one side, and hold for 5 breaths. Inhale as you return to the starting position.
Benefits: Using a pillow can fill the gap between the upper body and legs, better relieving pressure on the legs and promoting sleep.
Fourth move: Locust Pose
Instructions: Lie face down with a pillow under your chest and your hands clasped under your chin. Inhale, raise one leg upwards, and hold for 3 breaths. Exhale and return to the starting position. Repeat the same movement on the other side.
Benefits: Tightens the buttocks, shapes the buttocks line, and the contraction and relaxation of the gluteus maximus pushes energy to the spine.
In your free time, you can "play" losing weight at home just like you would at the gym, simply by grabbing your pillow.
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