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Core-Strengthening Yoga Exercises: 10-Minute Routine!

Today’s core routine includes core-strengthening yoga exercises focusing on variations of the boat pose (paripurna navasana). I love the boat pose because it is fun and effective. Core-Strengthening Yoga Exercises We start today’s core-strengthening yoga exercises with simple pulse crunches to wake the core using the Pranayama breath. Pranayama is a yogic practice involving controlled […]

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Yoga Side-Body Stretch for Better Posture and Breathing

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I am excited about this yoga side-body stretch routine because I will use it myself. If you are familiar with my content and programs, you may have noticed that I tend to focus on leg and back flexibility. These areas are key when working on poses like the splits and the king pigeon, which are

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Learning the Splits Over 40: Can Anyone Learn the Splits?

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Learning the splits over 40 was one of the most rewarding things I have done. Not only did stretching daily for the splits take entirely away back pain, but getting flexible enabled me to enjoy my workouts like never before. Learning the Splits Over 40: My Journey So you want to learn to do the

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Inner Hip Opening Yoga to Release Your Tight Hips

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I have been working on my middle splits for almost two years, so I am feeling like an expert in inner hip opening yoga at this point. Top 14 Yoga Hip Openers You can incorporate any of these hip-opening yoga poses into your practice to release tight hips. You may find that your favorite inner

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Invigorating Chair Yoga for Hips: 5-Minute Hip Opening Routine

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Chair yoga for hips is helpful when you want a quick hip-opening routine that you can do in the office (or why not at home?). Throughout this practice, you’ll use the support of a chair to assist you in achieving deeper stretches and poses. The chair is a versatile prop, making yoga accessible to a

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Skandasana Progression: Hip Opening for the Side Lunge

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Today’s Skandasana progression is perfect for those who want to gain the hip mobility necessary for this highly beneficial yoga pose. The side lunge is sometimes called half squat, or Skandasana (the Sanskrit name) is my favorite yoga pose for hip strength and flexibility. Skandasana Yoga Pose for Beginners The skandasana yoga pose may be

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Step-By-Step Crow Pose Progression for Beginners

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This crow pose, or Bakasana, progression for beginners is the perfect starting point if you want to experiment with arm balances but aren’t sure you can. Maybe you are scared to fall on your face and don’t know if you are strong enough. Let me put your fears at ease: You can do the crow

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Yoga for Hip Strength and Flexibility (2 Video Routines)

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Yoga for hip strength and flexibility is life-changing because hip strength and flexibility help improve your overall motility, decrease back pain, and facilitate other yoga poses that may have been inaccessible. How to Use Yoga for Hip Strength and Flexibility The way I like to use yoga for hip strength and flexibility is a combination

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Yoga for Glute Strength: Yoga Poses to Lift Your Booty!

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When I started yoga, I didn’t realize that yoga for glute strength was a thing. Well, I guess I understood it could help build some amount of glute strength but not enough to make a visible difference in the shape of my butt. Two years later, I know that you can absolutely lift your booty

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Does Intermittent Fasting Reduce Your Life Expectancy?

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Does intermittent fasting reduce your life expectancy? This may seem like an odd question, considering that all the info you will find on a cursory online search points to an extended lifespan. So, why am I asking this question? Because a longevity expert that I respect claims it does. First, we will examine all the

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