Yoga for slimming back and shoulders

With the rise of the bodybuilding craze, yoga is popular among the majority of weight loss enthusiasts because it not only burns fat, but also adjusts mood and improves temperament. In this article, we will introduce yoga poses for thin back and shoulders.

Warrior Three Pose

Effect: Strengthens the shoulders and back muscles. Stand on the mat with your feet together. Shift your weight to your left leg and lift your right leg back, leaning forward until you are parallel to the floor and balanced, with your arms straight ahead in parallel. Tighten the belly, maintain correct posture and take 3-5 deep, soothing breaths.

Dolphin Plank

Result: Stretches the abdominal muscles, back, arms and shoulders. Start in Downward Facing Dog, slowly lower your forearms to the ground and open your feet, keeping your shoulders perpendicular to your elbows and your body as straight as possible. Maintain correct posture and breathe slowly for 5 times.

Side Twilight Pose

Result: Strengthens the buttocks, quadriceps and upper back muscles. Stand with your feet together. Inhale, slowly bend your knees into a squat and raise your hands above your head into Twilight Pose. Place your right elbow around the front of your body on the outside of your left knee and exhale, bringing your hands together, pressing your lower elbow into your outer thigh and twisting your chest outward as far as you can. Gently stretch the right hip back and try to keep both knees parallel. Maintain the correct posture and take 5 deep, soothing breaths, stomp your feet hard and inhale, lift your back slowly and return the posture to Twilight Pose. Place your left elbow around the front of your body on the outside of your right knee and exhale, again, holding the correct position and taking 5 deep, relaxing breaths.

Side Support Pose

Result: Strengthens the back and abdominal muscles, reshapes the sides of the body and the arms. Start in downward facing dog pose with your feet together and clench your big toes. Bring your right hand to the left to the middle and top of the mat. Turn 90° upward so that your body is facing to the right, with your right foot following the ground and your right foot slightly bent to assist your body in maintaining balance. Slowly lift your left arm and raise it upward. Maintain correct posture and breathe slowly for 5 times.

Bow Pose

Result: Strengthens the back muscles. Lie flat with your stomach on the ground, then press your abdomen against the ground, lift your upper body, bend your legs towards your head, stretch your right arm back and grab your right ankle, then grab the other ankle with your left hand. After grasping the ankle with both hands, try to bring your toes together, breathe deeply, straighten the back of your feet, stretch your toes upward as much as possible, shift your weight forward, and try to put pressure on your abdomen instead of your pubic bone. Hold the correct position and breathe soothingly for 5 times.

Wheel Pose

Result: Strengthens the back and upper body. Lie with your back on the mat. Pull your legs inward to place your feet flat on the mat (heels as close to your hips as possible). Bend your elbows to place both palms flat above your shoulders with your fingertips aligned with your toes. Inhale and brace your hands firmly on the ground so that your hips, shoulders and head slowly leave the ground. Hold the correct position and breathe slowly for 5 times.