Want to look better from the back? The Warrior 2 pose is the best way to tone your rear. Because you hold the pose for several breaths, the muscles in your butt, hips, and thighs work even harder than they would in a typical lunge, so you’ll see results in just three weeks. To get the best results, do this pose up to three times per side, four times a week.
How to do it
Stand with your feet 4 to 5 feet apart, and turn your right foot out to a 45-degree angle. Press down with the outside of your left foot and raise your hands and arms out to the side to shoulder level. Inhale, then exhale while bending your right leg until your thigh is parallel to the floor. Don’t let your knee go past your toes. Keeping your left foot on the mat, belly lifted, and shoulders relaxed, look toward the right over your fingertips. Hold for five to 15 breaths, then straighten the front leg and return to starting position; repeat on the opposite side.
Sara Ivanhoe has been teaching yoga for more than a decade. She’s the featured yoga instructor on VH1’s Celebrity Rehab. To let Sara know what trouble spot you’d like to target or to ask her your yoga questions, email sara@saraivanhoe.com.
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Does Ms. Ivanhoe recommend any specific place or trainer in or near Trenton, New Jersey, where I can begin taking yoga? If, there is nothing available are there any DVD’s she could recommend.
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I’ve lost the wait now i need help for my inner thighs so they are not so loose.And I’ve had 2 c-sections what can i do to better my tummy area
How do I get rid of flabby inner thighs?
Wow, i tried this. didn’t work the first time. But hey keep trying. It worked after a while! I ws so glad.
I’m a little kid, but i tried it anyway lol!
I’m not having any luck with it anymore! So please don’t bug me to do it or anything. Thanks! :) I have a shapely butt. Sorry for saying that out loud. you won’t be seeing me anymore.
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