Wednesday, 1 May 2013

Magic Yoga Move: Slim, Strong Arms

It has been challenging to fit in time with family and friends, let alone time for you. Relocate Resolutions are already beginning to dwindle a little? Maybe your workouts are difficult to squeeze in? We’re with you; and that we have a solution! If you can’t allow it to be into your favorite yoga class, it’s ok - that you can do yoga at home!

Below is an efficient and quick mini-Yoga Sculpt workout. Grab your 3 or 5 lb. weights, have space in your living room and obtain to it - no more excuses!

Start by warming up in down dog. Pedal your heels, shake your head and neck, and begin to unwind. Start to deepen your breath, after which walk your heels towards the front of your mat for rag doll, or forward fold.

Utkatasana Squats:
After a couple of breaths in forward fold, grab your weights and discover Utkatasana, or chair pose. Bring your weights together at hearts center and press them together. Keep the feet hip distance apart, so that as you inhale, squat down together with your core engaged, weight inside your heels - and press on your exhale. Repeat for Ten to fifteen breaths.

Crescent Lunge Bicep Curls:
Find your Crescent Lunge together with your right leg forward, weights from your sides. As you inhale, decrease your left knee toward your mat, and then leave your weights by your side. While you exhale, straighten both legs, and curl your weights up toward your biceps. Lower while you inhale, press up as you exhale. Repeat Ten to fifteen times and switch sides.

Warrior 2 with Tricep Press:
Find Warrior 2 in your right side. Press your weights together at the heart center, and carefully extend your arms too deep. Keep your elbows stacked (together) over shoulders and a 90 degree angle, as well as on your inhales, dip your weights down toward your mat. Exhale, extend your weights toward the ceiling; inhale, dip the weights down, and press support on your exhale. Repeat Ten to fifteen times, then repeat together with your left leg forward.

Horse with Chest Press:
Goddess Pose! Everyone’s favorite! Look for a nice, deep horse (wide-leg squat) having a strong belly and your shoulders stacked over your hips. Extend your arms out parallel towards the floor with your weights inside your palms, and your palms facing forward. Bend your elbows to 90 degrees, so that your upper body looks like a goal post. Still hold your goddess pose, take an inhale here, so that as you exhale, draw your forearms together before your face, finding a chest press. Inhale, open your arms support; exhale, press your forearms together, keeping the elbows at shoulder height. Repeat Fifteen to twenty times, and then find a wide-legged forward fold to produce.

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