When advancing your yoga asana practice, it’s important to develop strength and balance all over the body, but it’s essential to focus on a strong core! The centre of the body is a major source of strength for all asanas. Try doing a chaturanga using mostly your arms, then do one while holding your entire core tight – it makes a huge difference!
Core strength is more than six-pack abs. Actually, the strongest parts of your core are hidden deep in the body, and only specific exercises will strengthen those.
Here are a few work-out moves to focus on those deep core and abdominal muscles:
-Planks: all types of planks - regular plants, forearm planks, side planks. Hold for as long as your can.
-Crunches and other abdominal exercises that engage your oblique muscles, and the entire length of your abdomen.
-Stability ball exercises: crunches and other abdominal exercises done on a stability ball are greatly intensified.
A strong core makes a strong yoga practice!
**If you’re pregnant, please contact Vanda for more information about which core exercises are safe and which should be avoided in different stages of pregnancy.
Core strength is more than six-pack abs. Actually, the strongest parts of your core are hidden deep in the body, and only specific exercises will strengthen those.
Here are a few work-out moves to focus on those deep core and abdominal muscles:
-Planks: all types of planks - regular plants, forearm planks, side planks. Hold for as long as your can.
-Crunches and other abdominal exercises that engage your oblique muscles, and the entire length of your abdomen.
-Stability ball exercises: crunches and other abdominal exercises done on a stability ball are greatly intensified.
A strong core makes a strong yoga practice!
**If you’re pregnant, please contact Vanda for more information about which core exercises are safe and which should be avoided in different stages of pregnancy.
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