If this is too hard, you can ditch the weights and/or keep both feet planted on the floor. The one Gobins is demoing above is the most advanced: The weights add extra resistance for your butt to work against, and lifting one leg makes it more challenging since all of the movement is initiated by one side of the body. There are a few different ways to do a glute bridge, which is an amazing move for your butt. Row the weight back to the inside of your knee. Pull the weight in your right hand toward your body to do a Lawnmower Row, twisting your torso as you pull the weight back close to your side.Reach the one in your left hand toward the inside of your front knee. Rest the weight in your right hand on your right thigh. Hinge forward at the hips and keep your back flat. Align your feet so the front heel is perpendicular to the middle of the back foot. From lunge position, transition your legs to Warrior II position: Place your left (rear) foot flat on the mat with your toes turned out."Make sure to keep your shoulders back and pull your belly in throughout the exercise," she adds. She likes this move because it helps strengthen the muscles we need to have healthy, strong shoulders and good posture. You can grab heavier weights for this one if you want to, because your back muscles are usually pretty strong, Gobins says. If the sun salutation is a little too much for you, then pause in Downward Facing Dog for about five breaths between each strength exercise. This will help you smoothly transition between exercises, and it serves as active rest between strength sets.
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( If you're not familiar with Sun Salutation A, learn how to do it here.). In between each of the strength moves-starting with weighted squats and ending with leg lifts-Gobins suggests flowing through Sun Salutation A. Then it goes into strength moves and ends with more stretching. The workout starts off with some light stretches to get your body ready. Gobins also offers ways to modify the moves to make them a little easier, so this can really be adapted for all levels. If you don't have a set of dumbbells (anywhere from 5 to 10 pounds should be good, depending on your current strength), you can do all the moves with just your body weight. The below routine takes only 20 minutes and will give you a total-body workout with strengthening and stretching benefits. Sounds like I'm not the only one around here who prefers my meditative stretching with a side of booty burn. "In New York, Sculpt has been our most popular class," Gobins says. She modeled it on CorePower's Yoga Sculpt class, which mixes yoga sequencing and cardio with strength-training moves like squats, lunges, and bicep curls. To help you discover the magic of power yoga, Gobins put together the 20-minute workout below. "Power yoga has you starting off with an intention and slowing down your body and mind to set you up for success." It's for those of us who crave results-oriented workouts but need that relaxing peacefulness too-whether we want to admit it or not. It can be hard to go from a hectic day straight into a workout, so I actually look forward to the pause I get at the beginning of a power-yoga class. "What I love about strength training and yoga is you get to ground yourself," she says. Lara Gobins, a certified yoga instructor and studio manager at CorePower Yoga's new New York City studio, tells SELF that for a lot of people, this combo of strength training and peacefulness is exactly what they need. While bringing weights into the yoga studio is certainly not for everyone, it's a great fit for me, and my guess is that there are plenty of other people out there who would agree. When I discovered this hybrid type of yoga, I was thrilled.
But I've always just felt like I needed something more to be able to leave class feeling accomplished. Yes, I know there is value in taking it slow and using a restorative yoga class to calm your mind and body. For a long time, I always felt like something was missing from the yoga classes I took. The combo of an intense strength-training workout and slow, mindful yoga is referred to as "power yoga." It's my favorite type of yoga. It's totally possible, though, to incorporate strength training into a yoga workout too.
Unlike your high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workouts or weight-lifting sessions, yoga is often slow, and it focuses more on being mindful and stretching out the body-two things that come with huge benefits. Yoga is a great addition to any fitness routine.
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