This is the first exercise in our new series detailing how to integrate NeeBooFit Resistance Bands into your yoga practice.  Check back each week for a new exercise in the series!

Adding NeeBooFit resistance bands to your yoga practice can sculpt your arms and add a new dimension of strength training for your whole body.  Practice this series of poses first without the bands, then go back through the list and add them in. You will need your NeeBooFit Resistance Therapy Flat Bands and a X-Heavy or XX -Heavy Resistance Loop Band.  Remember to try a few repetitions with a lighter band first, then determine if you need a heavier band. Choose a resistance that allows for 8-12 reps per side and fatigues the targeted muscles by the end of the set.

 

This exercise works your core, the side muscles of your upper back, shoulders, and legs.

Instructions:

  • Use a NeeBooFit Resistance Flat Band in a light or medium resistance level.
  • Sit tall with butt cheeks pulled out behind you to ensure you’re sitting on your sit bones.
  • Engage your inner thighs to press legs down.
  • Keep your abs drawn in and exhale while pulling arm down, squeezing your armpit to your hip.
  • Hold the anchor arm straight over your head throughout the entire repetition.
Tip: Hold the spine tall throughout the exercise with the backs of the legs pressing down.