April 2012

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FITNESS IQ

BUILDING YOUR STRENGTH AND STAMINA AT BIKRAM YOGA TYLER

STANDING BOW PULLING POSE HOW TO: GRAB YOUR RIGHT FOOT FROM THE INSIDE, LEFT ARM LIFTS UP TO THE CEILING. KICK YOUR RIGHT LEG BACK AND UP, STRETCH YOUR FINGERTIPS FORWARD, BRING YOUR BODY DOWN UNTIL YOUR ABDOMEN AND CHEST ARE PARALLEL TO THE FLOOR. BENEFITS: TONES THE ABDOMINAL WALL, UPPER THIGHS, UPPER ARMS, HIPS AND BUTTOCKS. DEVELOPS CONCENTRATION, DETERMINATION AND PATIENCE. AS A BEGINNER: ONLY DO AS MUCH AS YOU CAN WHILE KEEPING YOUR LEG STRAIGHT AND CONTRACTED.

ALWAYS CONSULT WITH YOUR PHYSICIAN AND A CERTIFIED PERSONAL TRAINER BEFORE STARTING A NEW FITNESS PROGRAM.


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