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 | Improved flexibility ranks high on the list of yoga's health benefits. In order to increase your flexibility, you need to get in the habit of stretching regularly. If you're wondering which poses to do, I put together some recommendations that stretch out the hamstrings, hips, and shoulders, three areas of the body that are often really tight in people that spend a lot of time each day sitting in a car or at a computer. | |
Improve Your Flexibility With Yoga
If you ask people why they exercise, most will stay to stay healthy, keep fit, or because it makes them feel good. Not a lot will mention flexibility, but it's a key part of maintaining your health and avoiding injury, especially as you age. The stretching you do in yoga is a great way to improve your flexibility. Here are some poses that target major muscles groups that tend to get tight from sitting for long periods or even from other types of exercise, like running.
| The Flexibility Myth
People often tell me that they are not good at yoga because they aren't flexible. But what is this "good at yoga" thing anyway?
| Chair Yoga for Flexibility
Using props when necessary is a key component to working at your own level to improve flexibility. A chair is one such prop that can work wonders for people who can't stand for long periods.
| Pose of the Week - Eka Pada Koundinyasana II
 Welcome to my new favorite arm balance: eka pada koudinyasana II. Although this kind of pose looks super tough, there are a few tricks that will get you into almost any arm balance.
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