How to Increase Stamina With Power Yoga

Power yoga, a continuous flow of postures and poses, is a very physical, aerobic workout. By practicing power yoga, you can endure longer workouts easily, you can build muscle strength holding powerful poses, and increase lung capacity through breathing exercises thereby improving energy levels that lead to an increase in stamina. Try following the beginning yoga sequence, Sun Salutation, in a fluid manner to get you started on a stamina building power yoga workout. The Sun Salutation sequence incorporates important yoga poses that you should know for a regular yoga practice. For best results, after you have mastered poses in Sun Salutation, practice power yoga on a steady basis with a qualified instructor.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Yoga apparel
• Yoga mat

How to Increase Stamina with Power Yoga

1. Standing tall, called Tadasana, with feet firmly grounded to the floor and hip-width apart, lift arms up above head along side your ears, inhale breath, fold torso over into a forward bend and exhale through the nose.

2. Place palms on the floor, inhale deeply and jump back into a plank position. Release breath. Keep elbows and knees straight. Hold for a second.

3. Lower down, exhaling, into the push-up position known as Chataranga. Breathe in and push back into the inverted v-shaped position Down-ward Facing dog.

4. Inhale, hop legs forward and into a standing forward bend. With arms extended along side your head, lift torso up into standing position, breathing out.

5. Remain standing, hands in prayer position, lower to the chest at your heart center. Do this sequence fluidly 5 times.

Tips & Warnings

• Power yoga is a strenuous, vigorous workout. If you have physical conditions such as high blood pressure, check with your physician before you precede.

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