‘Yoga to help students beat stress amid Covid-19 crisis’

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, October 7

The outbreak of Covid-19 disease has enveloped the whole world. It is caused by severe acute respiratory problem which has led to the public health crisis. The young and the elderly are vulnerable to succumb to the infection, equally while the latter are more susceptible.

Amrit Singh Hayer, a yoga instructor at Sacred Heart Convent School, Sarabha Nagar, said different yoga poses and pranayama could come handy during the current crisis, especially for students since they need to get rid of stress, anxiety, strengthen bones and muscles, sharpen the mind make their body healthy.

Hayer said certain yoga positions could help support, balance and boost the immune system that also help reducing stress which pose a risk to the healthy cells in the body.

A large number of students from the school used to take part in yoga classes, prior to the declaration of lockdown following the spread of Covid-19. Now, they attend the classes online since the educational institutions are shut down due to restrictions imposed by the government, he said.

“To fight a battle against Covid-19, eating healthy food is one way to stay fit while different yoga asanas such as dandasana, vakasana dand and surya namaskar are beneficial whereas pranayamas such as kapalbhati, anulom vilom, can improve immunity and regulate blood circulation,” added Hayer.