Exercising is a great way to stay healthy and if you are not into hardcore workouts, yoga is always a good way to go about it. But, if you lack motivation, practising yoga with your partner might help you out with that!
Yoga helps improve your strength, balance, and flexibility, and can also help with back pain, arthritis, headaches, and carpal tunnel syndrome. It can also help you manage stress and anxiety and improve your cognitive skills.
Here are 5 Yoga to try out with your partner
Downward Dog
- Stand up straight facing your partner with your hips shoulder-width apart.
- Together, raise your hands above your hands and lean forward.
- Stretch your hands and rest your partner's shoulders.
- Feel the stretch in your hamstrings and hold this pose for 10 seconds.
Seated Cat-cow
- Sit on the floor with your legs crossed, and face your partner.
- Extend your arms out in front of you and grab a hold of your partner's arm above their wrist, inhale as you both stretch your chest towards each other.
- Exhale, lean back and arch your back and look up towards the sky.
- This is when your partner will also round their back and lean forward.
Chair Pose
- Stand back to back and lean against each other with your feet outward.
- Slowly lower down and push your back against one another until you reach a seated position.
- Keep your arms out for more stability.
- Hold this pose for 10 seconds.
Twin Tree
- Stand side by side and use your partner for stability.
- Raise your closest arms to each other towards the ceiling.
- Take your other hand and place it palm to palm with your partner near your shoulders.
- Use each other for stability, lift the leg furthest from your partner, bend your knee and place your foot on your knee in a tree pose.
- Hold this pose for 10 seconds.
Twist
- Sit on the floor with their back against each other.
- Twist simultaneously to the right and place your right hand on your partner's left thigh and your hand on your right knee.
- Hold for a few breaths and repeat.