Here’s how rolling on the floor like a baby can improve your flexibility! Try it

Have you ever noticed what babies, who have not yet started walking, do when they are just lying idle? They start rolling up and down the bed, so much so that their parents have to create a fort with pillows so that they don’t fall off the bed! Rolling on the floor or bed is a natural instinct for them and it helps in building the foundation for all their movements and body balance. The concept remains the same when it comes to adults.

Celebrity yoga instructor Anushka Parwani recently posted a reel where she explained how practicing rolling exercises on the floor is a great way to improve total body function.

What are the benefits of practicing rolling exercises?

1. Core strength

Core is the center of your body and hence, affects a lot of our body functioning. To ensure that our body moves in a balanced way it is important to have a strong core. Rolling exercises strengthen the core when you roll back and forth.

2. Healthy spine

Rolling helps you to increase the movement of your spine as it becomes more flexible. Your spine becomes more stable and allows more movement.

3. Enhances movement

Since rolling on the floor strengthens your core and increases your spinal stability as a result your movements are bound to improve. You will be more in control of your muscles and the way your body moves.

4. Improve overall balance

Your coordination between your lower and upper body enhances which gives you an improved balance. Better coordination means that you will also get better at running exercises.

Basically, rolling exercises help your body open up, so that it is not stiff and in the process you are also making it less prone to injuries.

How to perform rolling exercises on the floor?

1. Sit up on a mat on the floor and hold your knees.

2. Hold your knees tight and swing back and forth in a way that when you go back, your back touches the floor and when you come up, you are sitting in your original position.

3. Do this for at least 10 times and repeat the same thing by going in a different direction (right to left and vice-versa).

Next time you see a baby having fun while rolling maybe you can join them too!