Strike a Yoga Pose: Three-Legged Dog


Updated 09/23/09 8:47 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 3 comments

Strike a Yoga Pose: Three-Legged Dog

Downward Facing Dog pose is a total body pose that's great for stretching out your shoulders, lower back, hamstrings, and calves. It can be really difficult at first, but since it's a pose that's done the most often during a class, you can build your upper body strength fast, so it becomes more of a relaxing pose. To make it more challenging, try this fun variation called Three-Legged Dog. It Read more

Strike a Yoga Pose: Three-Legged Dog


Updated 01/11/09 2:41 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 2 comments

Strike a Yoga Pose: Three-Legged Dog

Downward Facing Dog pose is a total body pose that's great for stretching out your shoulders, lower back, hamstrings, and calves. It can be really difficult at first, but since it's a pose that's done the most often during a class, you can build your upper body strength fast, so it becomes more of a relaxing pose. To make it more challenging, try this fun variation called Three-Legged Dog. It Read more

7 Ways to Get Stronger Arms in Yoga Class


Updated 04/10/12 10:18 AM · Posted by · 3 comments

How to Get Strong Arms in a Yoga Class

Practicing yoga is one of the best ways to relieve stress, but since you're holding yourself in challenging positions, it's also a killer workout for your upper body. Superstrong, sculpted arms not only look good in a strapless dress, but also enable you to do more advanced yoga poses. Here are some ways you can build a stronger upper body with yoga. Practice, practice, practice: Taking a class Read more

Strike a Yoga Pose: Open Triangle


Updated 10/05/11 6:01 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 4 comments

Strike a Yoga Pose: Open Triangle

One element of yoga that I Iove is all the variations. You learn a basic pose and then switch the leg or arm positions to make a basic pose more challenging. This also helps you stretch and strengthen different parts of your body. Take Downward Facing Dog, for instance. It's a great foundation pose that stretches your calves and hamstrings, but when you lift one leg up and turn it into Read more