If you do not suffer from any major problems (digestive, heart, blood pressure, back, knee pain), start practicing the sun salutation exercise or surya namaskar rounds (one round means two cycles). Start with just a few rounds in the first week, increasing the number of rounds so that, by the end of the month, you can easily complete five to six rounds without becoming breathless. Always rest in the corpse position at the end of this hectic activity to clear the blood of the accumulated lactate, a waste product. Otherwise, you will feel tired later on.
Surya namaskars are great warm-ups. And ideal to do before advanced asana practice as well as any pranayama routine. Also, on days you do not have the time to do a full yoga routine, you can just do six rounds of sun salutations to ensure your day continues to enjoy that yogic zing.
It is also good to do a few rounds of surya namaskars after any hectic physical activity -- household work, continuous driving, etc. It removes the stiffness that comes from a blood lactic overdose.
Sun salutations work on all the major systems in the body. They also work out the entire body, since they have so many poses that flow from one to another. Only twists and inversions are missing in sun salutes.
If you are a conscientious practitioner, then you can include one twist like the Bharadwajasana (Sage Bharadwaja pose) and the viparita karani mudra (psychic union inversion) at the end of your sun salutations to ensure a complete yoga package.
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