Dvicakrikasana (Leg Circling Pose)-1
Lie supine and keep the hands below the buttocks, hold the breath, raise one leg bend it up to the knee, bring the heel near the buttock and rotate (as if paddling a bicycle). Similarly repeat the exercise with the second leg. Keep rotating the legs without touching the ground. Make a circular shape with the legs, this process is called Dvicakrikasana (Leg Circling Pose)-1. Repeat it for 10-30 times. as per one’s capacity. When tired, lie down in Savasana and rest for some time and repeat the exercise in the opposite direction and rest again when tired.Dvicakrikasana (Leg Circling Pose)-2
In the next step of this asana, fold both the legs from the knees and place them on the chest, now with inhalation and exhalation rotate the legs in clockwise direction. Repeat the same process in the anticlockwise direction as well (as in paddling a bicycle), this is called as Dvicakrikāsana (Leg Circling Pose)-2. Practice it 25-30 times in one round.Precaution
Patients suffering from backache, heart diseases, high blood pressure and hernia should not practice it.Benefits
- This is the best exercise to reduce weight. If this is done regularly for 5 to 10 minutes daily, then unnecessary weight can be reduced very quickly.
- It makes the abdomen firm. It activates the intestines. It improves digestion, cures constipations and acidity.
- It increases blood circulation in the whole body and thus, purify blood.