Discover the right sports to face the first cold weather, to keep fit and also safeguard your mental health. Autumn and the first cold weather can make the body lazy, stiffen and cause tension: for BuoneNotizie.it two experts will guide you in choosing the most suitable sport to face the cold and laziness. Among the disciplines of physical activity most popular, Bikram Yoga and Metabolic Pilates.
Metabolic Pilates, a physical activity to try with the first cold weather
The arrival of the cold often takes us away from the desire to practice sports but, precisely because of the drop in temperatures, our body needs to activate and strengthen itself. There are some activities suitable even for the laziest, which improve the mind/body relationship, allow you to face the cold with more energy and fight seasonal ailments.
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One idea might be to try a physical activity such as Metabolic Pilates. Laura Montini, a teacher from Bologna, illustrates the benefits of this sport. «For lovers of alternative activities, I recommend Metabolic Pilates – explains Montini – a sport that warms up the body, loosening tendons and muscles. With a great increase in heart rate, those who practice this activity will forget about the cold in a few seconds, improving their posture and strengthening their muscle mass. It is an activity suitable for everyone, even people who are overweight or have ten injuriesdines or ligaments, because the delicacy of Pilates combines muscular strength. The right sport for training in the cold, in a targeted way”.
Bikram Yoga: the heat that fights cold and laziness
For lovers of sport and heat, Bikram Yoga is the solution evergreena physical activity that allows you to practice Yoga, in a heated room. The Venetian yoga master Davide Mayer explains its benefits to us. «Yoga is the most valid practice for harmonizing body and mind – explains Mayer – despite this there are modified disciplines that can also stimulate our metabolism, as in the case of Bikram Yoga. It is a sport suitable for those who hate the cold: the room is heated to 40 degrees. Yoga positions are practiced which increase the heart rate and, therefore, calorie consumption. Even the laziest will fall in love with this method: the practice is gentle, but the heat will activate the muscles as if you were running. The only contraindications are for subjects who suffer from very low blood pressure or serious blood circulation problems. For the rest it is the right activity to face the cold of winter, with the teachings of Yoga and the benefits of heat.”
Whatever your sport, don’t hesitate and choose the activity best suited to you, to face the arrival of the cold.
