Back training to improve your posture and get you into yoga at the same time

Doing a good back workout It is surely among the most important things we should do to take care of our health. Nowadays we spend most of the day sitting, which causes posture problems, muscle pain, and the back loses strength.

Not only will all of this result in more discomfort, but in the long run it will also cause mobility and flexibility problems, which can affect your daily movements such as getting up and sitting down, and also worsen your training capacity and form.

So, doing strength training focused on this area of ​​the body should be a priority for strong muscles. Just as we cannot and should not forget leg days, we cannot neglect our back. If we take care of it, we will feel better, our core will also be stronger, and many ailments will disappear.

Now, for better posture and to reduce pain, in addition to resorting to classic strength training, we can also use yoga. You can combine it perfectly, and this sport will allow you to work your muscles in a different way. Here you will not lift weights but you will continue to strengthen and stretch using “only” your body weight.

The routine created by yoga instructor Sara Lyn focuses precisely on that. But don't be fooled, even if you think this exercise is easy, it's not at all. It's common to fall into the mistake of thinking that yoga or pilates are light routines that anyone can follow, especially if you go to the gym regularly. However, the opposite is true and we see more and more on social media how the strongest are the ones who "suffer" the most in classes.

But yoga is effective, you will notice the improvement and changes quickly and after each session you will feel like a new person. To do this back workout you will only need a mat and about 20-30 minutes of your time. If you have done yoga before and know the movements, do them at the speed of the trainer, but if you are just starting out then leave it at a slow pace and focus on the technique.

Yoga Back Workout

• Cobra pose 3x10 reps
• Back and leg raise (single) 3x10 reps
• Swimmer's legs 3x10 reps
• Diagonal raise 3x10 reps each side
• Child's pose to downward facing dog 3x10 reps
• Chair lift 3x10 reps
• Back raise (standing) 3x10 reps
• Glute bridge 3x10 reps

[via GQ Spain]

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