Yoga Poses Upper Body

Are you looking for exercises to improve your upper body strength?Yoga is one of the most accessible and rewarding forms of fitness that can help you build strength in your arms and core. Here are some specific yoga poses that you can do to work on strengthening those areas.

Tadasana (Mountain Pose)

A person standing in Tadasana with their arms in a 'V' shape

Tadasana is a basic standing pose that’s the foundation of other standing yoga postures. This pose helps to stretch your torso, strengthens your legs and arms, and helps to improve your sense of balance. When done properly, this pose helps to bring energy up the spine and to the arms, helping to create an overall sense of strength.

Urdhva Hastasana (Upward Salute)

This powerful standing pose requires deep engagement of the arms and core to sustain the position. This can help to build strength throughout the body while opening the chest and releasing stress and tension in the shoulders.

Chaturanga Dandasana (Low Plank)

A person in a low plank position with their arms and legs straight and the torso parallel to the ground

This versatile pose offers a number of benefits, including building strength in the arms and core. Regular practice of Chaturanga Dandasana will help to improve your posture, strengthen your arms, and increase your core stability.

Adho Mukha Vrksasana (Handstand)

A person in handstand pose with their legs up in the air and their arms and torso straight

Though this pose may seem intimidating at first, it helps to engage the shoulder muscles and build strength in the arms. Working on gaining the right confidence, alignment and form with this pose will ultimately help build strength and eventually lead to mastering the inversion.

Gorakshasana (Cow Face Pose)

A person in Cow Face Pose with their arms crossed in opposite directions and their back foot lifted

This seated pose is a great way to stretch the arms, shoulders, and chest while strengthening the lower back. This is a simple pose that often works great as a counter pose between strenuous poses.

Urdhva Ushtrasana (Camel Pose)

A person in Camel Pose with their arms linked behind their back and their torso leaning back

Camel is a dynamic back bending posture that stretches the chest and the entire front of the body. It engages the back muscles, strengthens the legs and arms, and helps to release tension in the hips and shoulders.

Salamba Sarvangasana (Shoulderstand)

A person in Salamba Sarvangasana with legs straight up in the air and arms straight on the ground

Regularly practicing Shoulderstand can create a powerful energy throughout the body that helps to open and stretch the chest. It
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