Yoga Moves That Help to Tone Your Muscles

Tone Your Muscles

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Yoga poses are generally thought of as a great way to help your stress level. You may also think about them as a way to drop unwanted weight. What you may not think about is how beneficial certain yoga moves or poses can be in help you tone your muscles. Here are a few poses that are traditionally used to tone your muscles. Though there are more, these are the easiest for many beginners to take on.

Having a great yoga mat is a great starting point for your routine. You can find a qualified yoga trainer in your area to help on your journey too,

Cobra Pose

The cobra pose is the ideal pose to help with tone your muscles in the back and upper thighs. This pose is fairly simple. Lay flat on the floor with your stomach facing down. Move your hands to either side of your body as if you were doing a push-up. Slowly push your body up while moving your chest outward and arching your back. Keep your thighs firmly planted on the ground. This is cobra pose. Hold the pose and move it only slightly to arch your back more. This will stretch your muscles even more.

Forward Bend

A forward bend is an easy enough yoga pose for most people, but getting the most benefit from the pose takes time. The position for this pose involves standing straight with your feet flat on the floor. Take in a deep breath and exhale slowly as you slowly move down forward and bend at the waist. The full pose involves the palm of your hands laying flat on the ground in front of or beside your feet and your face is flat to your legs. Keep in mind, most people will do this pose slowly and start off with your fingers touching your ankles and overtime moving to the flat on the floor position.

Forearm Standard

The forearm standard pose is one that many people have not heard of and may not hear of. This pose starts off with a headstand. That’s right, a headstand. But, this is a slightly modified headstand. The pose is positioned with your forearms pressed flat to the floor and your body in the position of a headstand. Start off in a headstand, before you move to the forearms bracing your body weight and holding you in the pose. This works your arms, forearms, shoulders, and back.

These are a few of the more traditional muscle toning poses. You can add several more yoga poses to a muscle toning routine as you move on. Keep in mind, most yoga that involves a lot of stretching and holding poses will help for your muscle tone as opposed to traditions that may seek out more intense or fast moving poses.