Yoga Exercises : Yoga Waist Exercises

Yoga Exercises : Yoga Waist Exercises

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What're Some Good Yoga Exercises For Fixing Poor Posture?I'm pretty sure it's called the Jack Knife. A video of it should be on Youtube.I LOVE yoga! Here are some poses I know that can probably help:
The fish: http://images.teamsugar.com/files/users/1/12981/43_2007/fish2.jpg
The candle: http://img2.photographersdirect.com/img/19309/wm/pd2119910.jpg (kind of odd pic...)
And the lotus is also good, but it takes time. It's basically sitting cross-legged.
I hope this helps, and I hope your back feels better xDFirst, my advice is based on following routine which, with fairly minor variations, have done for last seven years.
Three days a week I spend about 50 mins in weight room, about 40 mins cardio(spin bike), then about 15 mins yoga as warm down.
On four "off" days, I do 60 mins of yoga.

You likely want what most yoga instructors would call chest, and/or shoulder "opener" poses.
http://yoga.about.com/od/anatomicalfocus/a/chest.htm

Camel pose would be a classic example: http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/688

Unfortunately, it's very easy to do Camel pose and others with poor technique where most, if not all, of the backbend comes from the lower (lumbar) back, without stretching the upper (thoracic) back.

Unless you are particularly interested in yoga asana (poses), I would recommend following:

Sit on floor on your heels ("Vajrasana" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajrasana_(yoga) ).
Place palms on floor behind back, fingers pointing towards toes, perhaps just touching toes if you are flexible enough.
Keeping arms/elbows straight, drop head backwards, lifting upper chest upwards towards ceiling as much as possible, and is comfortable, for a hold of 30 secs.
Release and repeat at least once.
Do not hold breath at any point; slowly both inhale and exhale as deeply as possible.


I also wonder how much you adhere to working opposing muscle groups in your routine.
Everything I do in weight room I make sure to do opposing muscle groups to maintain balanced development (also commonly believed to lessen risk of injury).
Example: I alternate pull-ups with dips; Overhead press with lat pull-down; Pec fly with Reverse fly; etc.

From what I've observed, guys who develop a "disfiguring" hunch are neglecting equal time on an opposing group.


Namaste',
dwb

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