Yoga for Beginners: 7 Effective Yoga Poses To Build Strength

Yoga is one of the best strength building workouts available for beginners. Yoga poses use isometric and eccentric contractions, which strengthen muscles as they are stretched. During a yoga sequence we use our own body weight, which helps you develop strong, lean muscles all over. This includes arms, core, legs and back. Here are 7 effective yoga poses to build your strength. Adho Mukha Svanasana - Downward Facing Dog Adho Mukha Svanasana posture replicates a dog bending forward, hence the name downward facing dog pose. This asana can be practiced by any beginner too and with all its benefits, one should include it as a part of daily yoga practice. It is a standing pose and mild inversion that builds strength while stretching the whole body. Plank Plank is a truly foundational pose. It teaches you to hold yourself together—like a sturdy wooden plank—giving you the power you need for complex poses and the grace to glide with ease through transitions between poses. Plank will build your abdominal strength; you might even find yourself shaking as you practice it. It can strengthen your arms and keep your wrists supple and healthy. Chaturanga Dandasana - Four-Limbed Staff Pose The word ‘Chaturanga Dandasana’ is comes from Sanskrit, in which the meaning of Chatur is “four”, Anga means “limbs”, danda means “staff” and meaning of Asana is seat, pose or posture. In this pose our both hands and both legs are used so...