1. 7 Yoga Moves for Strong, Gorgeous Arms We tapped yoga expert Alexandria Crow to develop a quick yoga sequence that targets the upper body—and she delivered, big time. The appropriate poses can relax and strengthen your body. It’s yoga’s unofficial arms-overhead anthem. “Draw your shoulder blades down your back.” “Relax your trapezius.” “Pull your shoulders away from your ears.” “Draw your arm bone into the socket.”

The classic series where you flow into Plank, down to Chaturanga, into Upward Facing Dog, and then push yourself into Downward Dog is one of the absolute best for building up the strength in your arms. “The benefits of yoga are very profound and efficient in toning the whole upper body,” says Glenda Twining, an Austin-based Vinyasa yoga instructor and author of Yoga Turns Back the Clock and Yoga Fights Flab. Fortunately, there are many different, creative ways to play with props and modify asanas to free the low back from pain. Here are my top five yoga poses for stronger and toned arms. 5 Modifications for Students with Low Back Pain. But Yoga Physics founder Alexandria Crow is on a mission to ban this widespread cue. Yoga is a mind-body therapy that’s often recommended to treat not only back pain but the stress that accompanies it. No one should have to suffer through a yoga class when their low back is acting up. “You are incorporating the shoulder and the back as well, and therefore the results are even more accentuated, in a short time.” Vinyasa. Here, she breaks down what you need to know.