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Yoga can be a great addition to your regular fitness regimen, and even though it\u2019s a total-body practice, your arms are frequently used in supporting roles. They help push your hips up in Downward-Facing Dog Pose, draw your shoulder blades back in Triangle Pose, and balance your body in Chair Pose.<\/p>\n
During a yoga practice, it\u2019s common to focus your attention on the deep stretch you feel in your legs, forgetting about the pushing movement in your arms to trigger that stretch. While there are yoga poses that directly target the arms, the biceps, triceps, and shoulders often fall into supporting and stabilizing roles \u2014 activating to maintain a pose, but not always acting as a target in poses.<\/p>\n
Here, we offer yoga for your arms: poses that either directly or indirectly strengthen your arms so you can feel more stable and controlled throughout your practice.<\/p>\n
Why Building Arm Strength in Yoga Is Important<\/h2>\n
The arms relate to the biceps, triceps, and deltoids \u2014 the primary muscles on the humerus, or upper arm bone. While your forearms and wrists play a crucial role in strength and stability for the entire arm, here, we\u2019re looking at these key muscles.<\/p>\n
Generally speaking, the biceps pull, the triceps push, and the deltoids are a mixture of push and pull for the purposes of dynamic stability, or keeping your arm straight while the biceps or triceps are engaged. It\u2019s helpful to engage all the parts of the arm to avoid any muscle imbalances. Having strong arms has a host of benefits, regardless of skill level.<\/p>\n
For beginner yogis, developing strength in your triceps and shoulders will keep you from feeling fatigued in more rest-oriented postures, such as Downward-Facing Dog Pose. It\u2019s difficult to catch a breather here if your triceps are on fire as you\u2019re pushing your shoulder blades and hips back.<\/p>\n
For intermediate to advanced yogis, arm strength will provide a solid base for flying yoga poses or inversions, such as Bakasana (Crane Pose) and Adho Mukha Vrksasana (Handstand). In those poses, the dynamic stability from the deltoid is important. You need your triceps to lift you off the ground, while your shoulders (among other body parts) hold you in place, enabling you to focus mostly on your breathing. You\u2019re likely to encounter bicep strain in Power Yoga classes over more traditional hatha classes, but these muscles are still needed to stabilize the humerus and bring your body back down to the floor gently when exiting a flying or inverted posture.<\/p>\n