LexiYoga's video: 5 Yoga Poses to Strengthen your Back

Here are 5 back yoga exercises that help prevent back pain, eliminate back fat and strengthen the condition of your back. Practice daily or at least 3-4 times a week for best results. 1. Cat-Cow Variation – Reduces stiffness in the back and hips and relieves tension in the spine. Cow Pose – On your hands and knees, inhale and lift your head while making your back concave. Cat Pose – On your exhale; tuck your tailbone, contract abs, and round your back, head down. Child’s Pose – Draw your hips back to your heels, drop chest, rounding spine, and rest your forehead on the floor with your arms in front of you. Do 6 reps of the whole cycle. Rest in Child’s Pose for several breaths. 2. Bridge Pose – Stretches the abs, hips, quads, lower back and strengthens the abs. -Lie face up with your feet on the floor about 6 inches from your butt with arms by sides, palms down. -Inhaling, press into your feet and lift your lower body until your knees form a diagonal with your head. -As you exhale, contract your abs and slowly lower your spine. -Do 6 reps. 3. Extended Leg Pose – Stretches the hamstrings & strengthens the abs. -Lie face up with your knees bent, feet on the floor, and take 3 breaths. -A. Exhale and hug left knee to your chest. -B. Inhaling, extend left leg over hip. Exhaling, hug it in. Do 3 reps. -Hug knee in, then lower your foot. Switch sides and repeat. -Exhale and hug both knees to chest for 3 breaths. 4. Butterfly Pose – Tones abs, pelvic floor and inner thighs. - A. Lie faceup with your soles of feet together, knees open to the sides. Inhale. - B. Exhale and slowly squeeze thighs together. Do 6 reps. - Do 6 more times, taking twice as long to bring your thighs together. 5. Cobra Leg Lift – Strengthens the back and pelvic muscles. -Lie facedown with your elbows by your sides and hands by your shoulders. -Rest forehead on the floor with your chin tucked slightly. -Inhale and lift your chest using your back muscles. -At the same time, lift your right leg as high as you can while keeping your pelvis level. -Hold, then exhale to lower. -Switch sides and repeat. -Do 6 reps, alternating sides, lifting your leg a little higher each time. I will be eternally grateful! I receive donations in Paypal 💙 https://www.paypal.me/lexiyoga Website - http://www.lexiyoga.com Twitter - http://twitter.com/lexiyoga Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pages/LexiYoga/188241698251?v=wall YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/lexiyoga Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/lexiyoga/ Instagram - http://instagram.com/lexiyogatoronto