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5 Best Yoga Poses for Flat Abs

6 years ago | Yoga and You
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You need strong arms and your legs for doing yoga, but the core is the powerhouse that controls your balance and ease in and out of different poses. Powerful abdominal muscles support your everyday movements, improve your posture, and stabilize your lower back. Yoga makes your core strong by forcing you to be in tune with how it engages and moves. These 5 poses target the crucial core muscles, as well as engage and empower your total-body strength.

NAVASANA | Boat Pose

One of the most well-known yoga poses for core strength is the Navasana which gets its name from the Sanskrit words "Nava" meaning boat and "Asana" meaning posture.
How to:
Sit with your knees bent, feet on the floor. Roll your shoulders back, and slowly lean back. Holding your thighs, slowly lift your feet off the ground, so your legs are parallel to the ground. Now, slowly release your arms and hold the posture while steadily breathing.
Why to:
Navasana tones the abdominal muscles while strengthening the low back. It’s a good pose for developing overall stamina. It also helps to remove belly fat and improves digestion.

KUMBHAKASANA | Plank Pose

Plank is a truly foundational pose. It teaches you to hold yourself together giving you the power you need for complex poses.
How to:
Sit on all fours on the mat. Place your palms down and place your legs back, tucking your toes against the ground. Now, curl your toes and gently push yourself up into a high plank pose, making sure your body is in a straight line.
Why to:
Plank will build your abdominal strength. It can strengthen your arms and keep your wrists supple and healthy.

VASISTHASANA | Side Plank Pose

Vasisthasana is a powerful asana that aims at enhancing your arm balance. The Sanskrit term “Vasisth” refers to “best or most excellent sage.” The Side Plank Pose is also referred to as the Sage Pose.
How to:
Start in the Adho Mukha Svansana pose. Drop your head down and stretch your tailbone up. Inhale and push your shoulders forward. Lift your shoulders away from the ground. Push your shoulders so that they are slightly in front of your wrists. Twist your body and gently shift your body weight onto your right arm. Lift your left arm up and turn your head up.
Why to:
It makes the legs, abdomen, and arms strong. It not only stretches the wrists but makes them strong too. The sense of balance is improved. It relieves stress and calms the mind. It improves concentration.

PARIVRTTA UTKATASANA | Revolved Chair Pose

This pose gets its name from the Sanskrit words "parivrtta" (revolved), "utka" (powerful) and "asana (pose). Hence, it is also known as the Revolved Powerful Pose.
How to:
Begin in the mountain pose. Bend your knees and sink your hips back like you are sitting down in a chair. Bring your hands together at the center of your chest in a prayer position. Take a deep inhale and as you exhale, twist to the right, taking your left elbow outside of your right thigh. Look up at the ceiling.
Why to:
Twisted chair pose is one of the best postures for detoxifying the body and building strength. The bent knees engage and build strength in your quadriceps, and the twist is known for ringing out the toxins in the upper body.

VIRABHADRASANA III | Warrior 3 Pose

Warrior 3 Pose is an asana commemorating the exploits of the warrior Virabhadra, an incarnation of Shiva. Warrior III pose (Virabhadrasana III) is also commonly known as Airplane pose.
How to:
Start by standing tall and erect. Carefully, shift all your weight onto your right leg by slowly lifting your left leg up backwards so that it is parallel to the ground. Once you’re ready, stretch your arms in front of you, and look down.
Why to:
It strengthens the legs, ankles, shoulders and back, tones the entire body, especially your abdomen and improves memory and concentration. It also invigorates and energizes your body.







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