Vyayaman-Physical Exercise
"लाघवं कर्मसामर्थ्यं दिप्थोग्निर्मेदस: क्षय: |
विभक्तघनगात्रत्वं व्यायामादुपजायते ||"
About 5000 years ago, Ayurveda has spoken about Vyayamam, i.e. Exercise. Ayurveda has given Importance of Physical exercise as followsलाघवं ,lagavam which means lite. Lite body helps in कर्मसामर्थ्यं i.e. perfection in work by improving body strength.दिप्थोग्नि:, Agni is nothing but digestive fire which helps in digesting the food intake. Deeptha-agni means sufficient or healthy digestive fire. So it implies practice of Vyayama gives good digestive power.र्मेदस: क्षय:, practice of physical exercise removes extra medas or fat which get accumulated in the body. Such that body becomes slim and trim.Also body gains strength according to the vyayama done.Other references from Ayurveda says that which brings about tiredness or weakness to the body is called Vyayama or physical exercise.All bodily strains are called as Vyayama.Lord Punarvasu, preceptor of Ayurveda has said that the body activities which brings pleasure and peace to mind is called Vyayama.Vyayama or physical exercise should be practiced in limits. Once when sweat starts to generate from the body, vyayama should be stopped. Because it aggravates vata in body...
CONTRA INDICATIONS:
Vyayama aggravates both vata and pitta in the body. Hence person suffering from vata and pitta disorders, aged people should not do vyayama.Children are in the stage of kapha kala. Vyayama alters their dosha levels by decreasing kapha and increasing Vata and pitta. The decreased Kapha during their Kapha kala welcomes many disorders in children. So Children are strictly contraindicated for Vyayama.People suffering from Ama or indigestion should also avoid vyayama because already their pitta is in dushitha state. As vyayama increases pitta, it should be avoided until ama is removed....
EXCESSIVE VYAYAMA OR PHYSICAL EXERCISE:Doing excess of vyayama or physical exercise will give rise to thirst, emaciation, severe dyspnoea, bleeding disease, exhaustion, feeling of debility, cough, fever and vomiting.The person who indulge in too much of physical exercise, keeping awake in nights, walking long distance, sexual intercourse, too much of laughing, speaking will lose energy like a lion which loses its energy after vanquishing an elephant.Too much of anything is good for nothing..!
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ReplyDeletehow much exercise is too much ?
ReplyDeleteHello Sasi,
ReplyDeleteIt is mentioned in previous post that once the sweat generates from the body, exercise should be stopped. I need to clarify that exercise mentioned here is Yoga asanas and not the other methods. This is because comparatively it takes more time in Yoga to sweat than in other exercises. In other methods of exercise, we use to sweat a lot in very short time. If we continue even after the sweat, it may lead to Muscular spasm or muscle death. So it is advisable to stop exercise after sweat. In Yoga, aerobic or swimming exercises, it is possible to do more work outs and get good results.