Fitness Trainer Yasmin Karachiwala Shares Post COVID Workout Routine to Increase Lung Capacity

Celebrity favourite fitness trainer and health enthusiast Yasmin Karachiwala is well known for her effective workouts and has shaped various b-town celebrities including Deepika Padukone, Katrina Kaif, Alia Bhatt, Bipasha Basu, Vaani Kapoor, Sophie Choudhry, and numerous other divas. While the fitness trainer actively shared several in-house workouts, body toning exercises, variations, and weight loss exercises and always inspired her followers to incorporate workout as a part of their routine, the trainer added a workout routine in her feed about post-Covid workout routine to increase the lung capacity. Amid the pandemic, it is extremely vital to keep your lungs hale and hearty to decrease the risk of severity. These exercises will keep you fit and fine, enhance your energy and flexibility and build lung strength.

The trainer has recovered from the virus and swears by this routine after her recovery. Since the very beginning, the whole internet is flooded with information around Covid-19 preventative strategies, food and nutrition, and so much more. Recovery and post-covid things are the one aspect that needs limelight and needs to be discussed in detail as well. People are experiencing a lot of fatigue and weakness after the recovery and therefore it is extremely vital to pay heed towards the post covid routine and building your routine slowly is a key to regain your strength and energy.

This is something celebrity fitness instructor Yasmin Karachiwala has stressed upon in her recent Instagram post. With a video of exercises that can be done at home, she wrote a caption “Waiting to get back to your exercise routine after Covid? I would like to share with you some of the exercises that I did when I recovered, which really helped me increase my lung capacity and make my body less stiff! Do note that my symptoms were mild. If your symptoms are not mild or you are yet to fully recover, please consult your physician/doctor before doing any of these exercises. I started these exercises very slowly with low intensity doing only as many reps as my body felt comfortable doing. I was also constantly listening to my body, which is the most important thing any of us can do Post Covid.”

She further jot down the list of exercises that one can add to one routine to build lung capacity and to reduce body stiffness. She also posted a proper video explaining how to perform these exercises.

Here are the exercises:

• Abdominal Breathing Diaphragmatic
• Lateral Lung Breathing
• Side Bend – Single Lung Breathing
• Cat & Cow – Spine Mobilisation
• Twist & Hold (Spinal Rotation with Breath)
• Mini Swan – Thoracic Extension
• Hip Flexor Stretch (Releasing tightness due to sitting all day)
• Butterfly Stretch – Stretch Hips, Glutes, Groin & Inner Thigh)

In her previous videos, the trainer also said that self-medication after the covid recovery can decrease the energy levels while making you weak. A lot of people think that the same medication will work even after recovery. Medications depend upon the severity and are different for different cases and hence it is extremely vital to consult a medical professional.

Footnote

Follow the pointers suggested by the trainer and slowly incorporate these physical activities into your routine. If you are feeling any difficulties in performing these after the recovery, make sure to consult a medical professional. Take each step slowly.