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Maintaining a Beach Body Using a Strengthening Yoga Sequence – Dr. Jason Jones

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You might have decided to work on your summer beach body, but now you might be adding some weight when the temperatures start to drop. I realize that not everyone lives in the Elizabeth City, NC area like I do where the temps don’t go too low.  Do not worry; yoga can come to your aid all through the year. The variations of these yoga poses will help you maintain that body for the year. Make sure you include healthy eating and stay consistent to tone your upper body, abs, thighs, and butt.

Chair pose: This pose works on the arms, spine, calves, and thighs. Start by standing on your mat with some width distance between your feet and hips. Raise your arms high with your palms facing each other. Bend the knees and start sitting back as your weight shifts to your heels. Make sure you try your best to get your thighs almost parallel to the floor. As your tailbone drops down to the floor, make sure that your lower back is long. You can hold this pose for about thirty seconds to a minute. You could include some pulses to get better results. See Video Here

Piston plank: This pose works on the upper body and abs. you will start in a high plank. With your core engaged and tight, make sure you stack your shoulders over your wrists. Start by lifting your right foot from the ground and bending the knee. Draw it towards your left tricep and hold it as close to your tricep as possible. Extend the leg back to its initial position. Repeat this for about eight times. You have the option of alternating the legs every time or doing a single side at a time. For better results, try doing about twenty reps at a rapid pace to keep your heart rate up and provide some extra burn.  See Video Here

Crescent lunge: This pose works on the core, calves, and thighs. Start by doing a down dog, and then place your right foot between your hands. Make sure you place your foot at the top of the mat such that your knee is placed over the ankle. On the ball of the left foot, maintain the straightness of your left leg as you start raising your torso up and straightening the spine. Extend the arms over the head and make sure that the palms face each other. For a more effective result, make sure the left knee bends at a 90-degree angle and drop it towards the mat.  See Video Here

Warrior 2 pose: This pose works on the glutes and the thighs. Start by doing a crescent lunge and spin the back of the heel down to the mat.as you do this, make sure the front of the heel lines up with the back of the heel. As you do this, make the front part of the knee form a 90-degree angle and the front knee stacks over the front ankle. Stretch out your arms to make a T-shape and make them active at shoulder-height while the palms face down and the arms are parallel to the floor. Maintain a forward gaze and keep it directly over the front middle finger.  See Video Here

Dr. Jason B. Jones

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