Passengers and staff at Stansted Airport in E ssex were greeted to some pre-light yoga recently, courtesy of London studio FRAME. A mini studio space, complete with yoga mats, was set up right beneath the busy departures board. To coincide with our travel report in this issue (starting on page 56) and to get you in the mood for summer, we’ve got some ex pert yoga fitness tips for when you’re embarking on your holidays this year from Joan Murphy, co-founder of FRAME (moveyourframe.com).
“We all know how important movement is to keep the body and mind healthy; it’s even more important to make sure we are doing this when we are lying. Our bodies are under more pressure and blood low can be restricted if we are stuck in the one position for too long.0020Your blood absorbs less ox ygen due to air pressure in the cabin which can cause headaches, sleepiness and can play havoc with our emotions leaving us feeling anxious.”