10 Poses for Strong and Toned Glutes
Yoga is one of the effective exercises that help in toning your body, especially the lower body, that too without using any equipments other than your own bodyweight. There are a variety of Yoga moves for Great Butt, but only a few are worth your time. Today we will see 10 Yoga Poses for a Great Butt. These poses not only tone and firm the glutes, they also lengthen the buttocks and helps them to relax, giving you a true yoga butt.
Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana - Extended Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose
Standing Hand to Big Toe Pose is an intermediate yoga posture that stretches the backs of your legs while challenging your balance. You can move into this asana feeling weak or imbalanced, and after a few moments of dedicated practice, you will find your roots, your strength and be able to expand and open more than you realized possible.
Natarajasana - Lord of the Dance Pose
The Natarajasana or the Lord of the Dance Pose has been inspired by the Hindu god Shiva. Shiva, also known as Nataraj, is also considered the lord of dance. He dances an energetic dance. The natarajasana pose needs to be done gracefully, almost like a dance, in order to derive maximum benefit from it.This pose helps to improve the balance of the body, concentration. Strengthens the muscles of hip, thighs and chest.
Anjaneyasana - Crescent Lunge
Anjaneyasana is a deep lunge. It provides a powerful stretch to the groin, quads, and iliopsoas of the back leg. The front leg receives a different but still deep stretch, along with strength work.
Eka Pada Setu Bandhasana - One Legged Bridge Pose
Bridge Pose (Setu Bandhasana) is a back-bending yoga pose that helps stretch the chest, spine, and thighs. This variation, with one leg lifted, adds an additional challenge for your core muscles and your ability to balance.
Vasisthasana - Side Plank Pose
Vasisthasana (Side Plank Pose) is a powerful yoga exercise or asana that aims at enhancing your arm balance. The Sanskrit term “Vasisth” refers to “best or most excellent sage.” As the level of excellence is an attribute of many sages, the Side Plank Pose is also referred to as the Sage Pose.
Virabhadrasana III - Warrior III
Virabhadrasana III or 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.
Utkatasana - Chair Pose
Chair Pose — Utkatasana is a standing yoga posture that tones the entire body, particularly the thighs! The positioning of this asana is just like sitting on a chair except that you need to balance yourself without the use of a chair. This asana increases strength, balance and stability.
Salabhasana - Locust Pose
Salabhasana - the name comes from the Sanskrit words "shalabh" which means "grasshopper". It is back bend, or spine stretch, using the strength of the upper and middle back to lift the weight of the legs as high as possible from a starting position face down on the floor. It improves flexibility and coordination and increases strength and stamina. It helps to exercise the spine.
Ardha Chandrasana - Half Moon Pose
The Ardha Chandrasana (Half Moon Pose) is a Standing Pose that targets the legs, buttocks, and hips, and improves balance and strength.
Purvottanasana - Intense East Stretch
Upward Plank Pose is an intermediate back-bending yoga pose that builds strength and flexibility. It is sometimes used as a counter-pose to forward folds, such as Seated Forward Fold (Paschimottanasana), and full-body, strength-building poses, such as Four-Limbed Staff Pose (Chaturanga Dandasana). In Upward Plank Pose, we draw on the strength of the core and leg muscles, as well as the support of the shoulders beneath the heart.
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