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Strong Legs with Yoga? Absolutely

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  Many people have come to me and said that the leg muscles are a really strong block of muscles and so making them stronger using only the natural body weight of a person is impossible. To them I say, perhaps difficult but definitely not impossible. At this point you have to be clear about what you want your legs to be able to do. Are you looking to gain size and definition? Are you looking to increase strength only with no aesthetic element to it? If you case is the former then you might want to incorporate weight training by pumping iron in the gym 2 to 3 times a week. But if you find yourself in the latter situation then Yoga is more than enough to help you reach your goals. Underneath are a few exercises you can do right away from the comfort of your home. 1. Virabhadrasana - Begin by standing straight with your feet wide apart and your hands at your sides. Now, point your left foot towards your left and bend your left knee. Keep your right leg straight. From here r...

Benefits of doing yoga workout

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  1.       Yoga strengthens, balances, and increases flexibility. Slow-motion and deep breathing increase blood flow and warm the muscles while maintaining a position can increase strength.   2.       Heart health benefits from yoga. Regular yoga practice can reduce stress and inflammation throughout the body, which contributes to healthy hearts. Several factors, including high blood pressure or excess weight, contributing to heart disease can be addressed by yoga. Yoga will relax and help you better sleep. Research shows that a steady yoga routine can help you get right and prepare your body to sleep and sleep.   3.       Yoga may alleviate symptoms of arthritis. Gentle yoga has demonstrated a decreasing degree of discomfort for people with arthritis in tender, swollen joints. More energy and brighter moods can mean yoga. After you have entered a yoga routine, you may feel increased ment...

Yoga for strength

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  Yoga can complement lift and other types of weight training for those who are truly interested in developing strength and larger or stronger muscles. Yoga is a good way to work hard for those with more modest goals as an addition to other forms of training such as cardio and stretching.   As everything has shifted online, there are several ways to make it more effective in developing muscle strength through  yoga strength workout online :     1.       Hold poses longer. Hold poses longer. Simply hold it longer to get more out of all of your yoga poses. You will feel the burn and realize that your muscles wobble most definitely as you work on strength. That said, the focus is on increasing the length of other postures if holding a certain position creates knee, hand, or shoulder pain.   2.       Use repeated poses. More strength training may ...

Fusion Yoga and its advantages

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  Yoga is sure to be a single workout. Its various poses include different muscle groups and thus equally develop your body. It is predominantly anaerobic and focuses on muscle flexion while improving your flexibility. But what if someone wants to burn more calories, improve stamina, increase muscle mass or bore the usual yoga routine? This is when fusion yoga is rescued. Fusion yoga  is a combination of yoga and other training exercises. Yoga with force training, pilates, riding, martial arts, cardiovascular or dance aerobic fitness are the most popular variants. Advantages   1.       Yoga fusion offers you a wide variety of practices. Such abundant variety reduces monotony, making your training exciting and always cool. Another advantage of various fusion yoga combinations is that you always find what you need.    2.       Depending on your current...

How to Prep For A Sculpt Class

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  A sculpt class can be pretty intensifying. It combines the benefits of strength and cardio exercises with a traditional asana practice to give you a full body workout. As you must know, a body sculpting workout will leave you drenched in sweat and also help you build strength – a workout that will allow you to truly challenge yourself. So before you join your first sculpt class, make sure you have a few prerequisites checked so you don’t fall behind and drop it altogether because it can get hot out there. Here are a few things to keep in mind in order to succeed in your body sculpting workout. 1.        Be Open to Challenges – The whole point of a sculpt class is to put you through something that will challenge you to grow and improve your physical fitness. Many people who a used to, or rather only familiar with traditional workout schemes are taken aback in a sculpt class, not knowing what to expect. But that’s the beauty of it. It never let...

Yoga Exercises to Lower Blood Pressure

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Did you know that over half of adults in the United States have hypertension with a blood pressure of over 130/80 or are taking medication for hypertension? This is serious problem that does not make itself apparent until you’ve put your body through quite the grinder. As a matter of fact, it is so difficult to identify high blood pressure and hypertension since there can be so many factors leading to it. Stress from work, financial problems of life, family issues, relationship problems, or as the world is now facing its new challenge – COVID 19. Whatever the cause may be, it is important to pay heed to the signs and stop it in its track as soon as possible. One of the best ways of coping with hypertension is slow steady state cardio such as going on an hour long walk or indoor yoga. Since walking is pretty simple and doesn’t require and further instructions, let’s look at 3 asanas you can do at home to lower your blood pressure. 1. Shavasana – Popularly known as the Corpse Po...

Benefits of Yoga Sculpt Class

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  If you’re new to Yoga then you are probably used to the slow controlled pattern of movement used in Yoga. Most of it is low intensity and is focused on eccentric movements and hence it can be difficult at times to get a high intensity workout out of a regular Yoga class. So what do you do if you’re chasing the heart pumping, sweat inducing high intensity workout? A Yoga sculpt class is your best bet! Yoga sculpt can be best defined as a combination of Vinyasa Yoga, cardio and bodyweight resistance training. As such, there are many benefits to practicing sculpt yoga. 1. Accommodates all Levels – Whether you’re a beginner or an advanced yoga practitioner, there is something for you at sculpt. Yoga sculpt challenges all kinds of fitness enthusiasts to leave their comfort zones behind and push themselves to new limits. This is because of its nature to incorporate different types of exercises into a single workout. If you want the benefits of Vinyasa with the sweat inducin...