Video: Yoga for Weight Loss: Legs Up the Wall Pose

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In yoga, the legs up the wall pose is a great way to relax and increase blood circulation. Learn more about the legs up the wall pose from a professional yoga instructor in this free fitness video.

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Next we're going to come into legs up the wall pose. This is just a really great restorative pose. It's a good relaxing pose, and it's going to help to bring the circulation of our blood out of our legs, and up into the rest of our bodies. We're always standing and sitting all day long, so it's nice to reverse that flow a little bit and balance out the body. So let's start by bringing our mat or a rolled up blanket, cause we want to elevate the hips. So let's bring that right up against the wall, and we're going to scoot ourselves close up to the wall, coming all the way up. Getting in is the hardest part. Let's roll ourselves onto our backs. Then bringing our legs up onto the wall, and adjusting as we need to so our hips are elevated, and our legs are resting on the wall. And if this is really uncomfortable, we can bring the mat away from the wall a little bit so our legs are not at a ninety-degree angle, and we just want to relax here just enjoying it, breathing, and feeling that blood flow balancing out. Now, to come out of this pose is a little easier than getting in, so we're going to slowly bring our knees down, and we're going to roll ourselves onto one side. Now before we come all the way up we want to rest on our side, just start to allow the blood flow to equalize a little bit. Then slowly coming up, taking at least half the time that we were in our pose to come out is pretty good guideline to follow, just so we don't feel too dizzy or woozy when we come back up.

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Yoga for Weight Loss: Legs Up the Wall Pose

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