Complete Yoga Workout For Flexibility

A yoga workout will give your exercise that has many facets to it. You gain muscular strength, lose weight and become fit by doing yoga asanas. By choosing the right asanas, you can prepare a yoga workout for flexibility. Yoga is famous all over the world because of increasing flexibility. It is very hard to find another exercise regime that works on your flexibility.

In a way, all yoga asanas promote flexibility and muscular strength. But a yoga workout for flexibility should ideally include certain special yoga poses. For example, the monkey pose that makes you do leg splits is there in any yoga workout to flex your muscles. All these flexibility exercises work on the different muscles of your the body. So while the Monkey poses helps your legs become flexible, the bridge pose works on your arms.

Even your waist, neck and hips are not left out from the yoga workouts for flexibility. Every single muscle in your body can be worked on by trying these yoga asanas. Boldsky has put together a set of asanas that should be part of your yoga workout to increase flexibility. Try these yoga poses to have a fitter and a more flippant body.

Standing Forward Bend

Standing Forward Bend

Uttansana or the standing forward bend is very useful for making your entire body flexible. This yoga asana works on your back and abdominal muscles.

Downward Facing Dog

Downward Facing Dog

For this asana you have to push your legs back and bend forward making a hill-like shape with your torso. This flexibility exercise stretches your calves, hamstring and neck muscles. It also strengthens your arms.

Boat Pose

Boat Pose

For this asana, you have to sit and hold up your legs in the position of a boat. This pose helps you flex your abs, strengthens your spinal cord and also works on your hips.

Chair Pose

Chair Pose

This pose is most beneficial for your ankles. You have to hold your body upright by bending your legs at the knees. This allows your calves and ankles to get stronger.

Crescent Lunge

Crescent Lunge

In the crescent lunge, you are expected to step forward and raise your arms to form a crescent moon shape. This helps you to loosen up your hips and also makes your arms more flexible.

Monkey Pose Or Hanumanasna

Monkey Pose Or Hanumanasna

The monkey pose is basically doing leg splits on the floor. This makes your groin muscles and thighs very flexible.

Warrior Pose

Warrior Pose

In the warrior pose, you are stretching both your legs and arms. This yoga asana makes both your limbs much more flexible.

Bridge Pose

Bridge Pose

In the bridge pose you are raising your body to form a human bridge. This works on your neck and chest muscles particularly.

Bow Pose

Bow Pose

In the bow pose, you lie on your stomach and then hold your legs with your hands. This allows your thighs and shoulders muscles to be flexed.

Story first published: Thursday, July 4, 2013, 14:27 [IST]
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