Yoga for Your [Insert Body Part Here]

Yoga asana is a whole body practice. Yes, we can work up a routine that emphasizes your arms, abs, double chin, etc., but you're never working on one area in isolation. So you can mix up routines that focus on a specific part of your body with confidence knowing that the rest of you is going to be benefitting just as much.

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us Yoga for Your [Insert Body Part Here] Yoga asana is a whole body practice. Yes, we can work up a routine that emphasizes your arms, abs, double chin, etc., but you're never working on one area in isolation. So you can mix up routines that focus on a specific part of your body with confidence knowing that the rest of you is going to be benefitting just as much. Ann Pizer Yoga Expert Tone Your Triceps and Biceps With This Yoga Workout for Arms   Yoga poses where your arms bear a lot of your body weight work to build your biceps and triceps muscles. Of course yoga's answer to the push up (chaturanga dandasana) features here so make sure you understand the safest alignment for this pose. READ NOW 10 Yoga Poses That Improve Core Strength (And Tone Abs!)   Core strength gets a lot of attention in yoga classes these days, and rightly so. While there's a place for things like crunches, you can also work on your abdominal strength with a more traditional yoga flow that focuses on balance and transitions. (And boat pose.) READ NOW Work Your Legs With These Poses   If you want to work on your leg strength, standing poses are the way to go. This library of poses includes a wealth of choices. To improve your strength, try increasing your hold times for each of these poses. We often move quickly through these poses in a flow class, but holding them for longer has a different effect. READ NOW Let's Put it All Together   If you're just getting started, try this sequence aimed at helping yoga beginnings build strength in the core, arms, and legs. Incorporating balances and dynamic movement is part of the process. READ NOW Featured Articles • Which Milk Is Right for You? • 3 Reasons You Need a 2-Minute Walk Right Now • Here's the Best Kind of Brain Tumor You Can Get • Which Airplane Seat Increases Your Odds of a Blood Clot? • What is “Weight Stigma” and Why Should We Care? • Endocrinologists Misrepresenting Natural Thyroid Drugs • How to Perform a Breast Self-Exam • Dementia Prevention and Lifestyle Choices Advertisement About Yoga  |  Follow Us You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Yoga newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2015 About.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.